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The city is estimated to be more than two thousand years old, and was built during the 1:14, 5:5, 6:10). After the Mongol conquest the town was severely damaged and it gradually lost its importance in the presence of nearby Tehran . Ray contains a famous shrine of a Shia saint ''Shah Abdol Azim'', as well as a 12th century tower called Borj E Toghrol . There is also a shrine there, dedicated to commemorate Princess Shahr Banu , eldest daughter of the last ruler of the Sassanid Empire . She gave birth to Ali Zayn Al Abidin , the fourth holy Imam of the Shia faith. This was through her marriage to Husayn Ibn Ali , the grandson of Muhammad , the prophet of Islam . A nearby mountain is also named after her. However, some sources attribute the shrine to the goddess of water and fertility, Anahita , claiming it was renamed in Islamic times to protect it from any possible harm after the conversion of Iranians to Islam. EXTERNAL LINKS
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