National symbols of Iran
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Official symbols
[edit]Flag
[edit]Emblem
[edit]Anthem
[edit]Unofficial symbols
[edit]Cultural heritage
[edit]Musical instruments
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Literature
[edit]Mythical people
[edit]Mythical creatures
- Chamrosh
- Homa bird
- Shirdal(the iranian type of griifin)
- Simorgh
- Div
- Winged cow(lamassu)
- Winged horse
- Ghoghnos(pheonix)
Games
[edit]Sports
[edit]Arts
[edit]Colors
[edit]Cuisine
[edit]Animals
[edit]- Persian/Asiatic lion
- Asiatic cheetah
- Persian leopard
- Persian cat
- Persian fallow deer
- Caspian horse
- Nightingale
- Falcon
- Turkmen horse
- Caspian horse
- Kurdish horse, named to the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list of Iran
Plants
[edit]- Lotus
- Rose
- Saffron
- Hyacinth
- Lily
- Pomegranate
- Pistachio
- Cypress is considered the national tree of iran (abarkuh in Iran is the oldest Cypress tree in the world)
- Tulip
Natural Monuments, Places, Architecture
[edit]- Royal stars: Aldeberan, Regulus, Fomalhaut, Antares
- Alborz
- Mount Damavand
- Persian Gulf
- Persepolis
- Azadi Tower/Azadi Square
- Milad Tower
- Pasargadae
- Naqsh-e Jahan Square
- Rostam's Mural
- Rudkhan Castle
- Persian gardens
- Windcatcher
- Qanat
Monarchs
[edit]- Cyrus the Great
- Darius the great
- Mithridates the great
- Shapur l
- Shapur ll the great
- khosrow l (anushiravan the just)
- Khosrow ll (parviz)
- Ismail samani
- abbas the great
- Nader afshar
- Reza Pahlavi
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Poets and writers
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Central Bank of Iran. Banknotes & Coins: 10000 Rials. – Retrieved on 24 March 2009.
- ^ Norouzi, Khateren (September 16, 2006). "Iranian Music With Norwegian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra". Iran Press Service. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Nowruz - Persian New Year".
- ^ "Chelo Kebab Recipe, Middle Eastern food". About.com. Retrieved 2010-07-07.