Tafazzoli 1989 Excerpt: In the Zoroastrian cosmogonical division, the northern part (nēmag/kanārag “side”) is called abāxtar, which is under the superintendence of the star Haptōrang “Ursa Major”. The Zoroastrians also supposed hell to be located in the north, where Ahreman and the demons reside... Tafazzoli, A. (1989). „BĀḴTAR”. Encyclopaedia Iranica. 3. ISBN1-56859-058-X.