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The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan was one of the major regional centres of the Parthian Empire.
Joshua Shavit![](https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2024/04/e914e2_09eea7d6d9d443308396d0389798e6bfmv2.png?auto=webp&auto=webp&optimize=high&quality=70&width=1440)
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The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly in modern Iraqi Kurdistan was one of the major regional centres of the Parthian Empire.
Joshua Shavit