Iran - Facts for Kids

The huge Persian carpet inside the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is the world’s largest handmade carpet, woven by more than 1,000 skilled artisans!

Some of the world’s oldest windmills were built in Iran more than 1,000 years ago.

Fun & Interesting Facts

ran grows more than 90% of the world’s saffron, the bright red spice that is known as the most expensive spice in the world!

The fluffy Persian cat, famous for its long fur and round face, originally came from Persia—today’s Iran!

Iran has ancient roads that are more than 2,000 years old, built by Persian kings to help travelers, traders, and messengers move across their huge empire!

The word “paradise” comes from an old Persian word that means “walled garden,” inspired by the beautiful gardens built in ancient Persia!

Iran has amazing rainbow-colored mountains where natural minerals paint the rocks in bright stripes of red, yellow, and orange!

The Asiatic cheetah is one of the rarest big cats in the world, and today it survives only in Iran, with fewer than a few dozen individuals left in the wild.

Persian inventors helped develop early perfumes and essential oils by learning how to extract sweet smells from flowers like roses!