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Persian languagePersian , also known as Farsi (local name), Parsi Tajiki or Dari is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. It has official-language status in the first three countries. There are over 75 million native speakers. It belongs to t PersiansThe Persians are an ethnic group that lives mainly in Iran, in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, and Uzbekistan. In Central Asia they are called Tajiks. Their language, called Persian or Farsi, is from the Indo-Iranian family of languages. The group is descended fr Persian GulfThe Persian Gulf ( Persian: , Arabic: ) is an extension of the Gulf of Oman in between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. This inland sea of some 233,000 km² is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz, and its western end is marked Persian (cat)The Persian is one of the oldest breeds of cat. A show-quality Persian has an extremely long thick coat, short legs, a wide head with the ears set far apart, large eyes, and an extremely foreshortened muzzle. The breed was originally established with a sh Persian BayanThe Persian Bayan ( in Persian) is one of the principal scriptural writings of the Bab. Excerpts from it can be found in Selections from the Writings of the Bab (online at ). There is also a shorter Arabic Bayan. Religious texts Baha'i Texts. Persian ImmortalsPersian Immortals were a Persian elite Royal Guard regiment during the Greek-Persian Wars. The term Immortals comes from Herodotus who called them either Ten Thousand or Athanatoi (lit. immortals . Persians themselves probably did not use the term Herodot Persian War Persian music Persian literature Persian Fallow Deer Persian buttercup Persian (Pokémon) Persian mythology Persian appel dessert Persianate