Portal:Iran/Did you know

... that the word Iran means 'The Land of the Aryans'.
... Behistun Inscription, considered the "Iranian Rosetta Stone" contains the first declaration of universal human rights
... that the oldest traces of wine was found in Iran dating back 7000 years ago
... that the first Aryan empire (the Median empire) was established by Iranians 3000 years ago.
... Persian language is one of the oldest languages with continuous usage.
... that the notions heaven and hell originate from the teachings of the Iranian prophet Zarathustra.
... that several religions come from Iran a.o. Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, Manichaeism, Bahá'í Faith, Mazdakism, Babism, Ismailism etc.
... that Persians first dug up the Suez canal.
... that the earliest version of ice cream was likely invented in Iran?
... that the peach, spinach, Pomegranate and Pistachio originated in Iran
... that the first known Battery (electricity) was invented by the Parthians, an Iranian dynasty.
... that the words cheque, bazaar, caviar, caravan, India, tulip, algorithm, chess, checkmate, divan, Euphrates, Tigris, jasmine, pajamas, magic, tiger, spinach, ... originally come from Persian
... that Iranians invented the wind mill and alcohol
... that the Milad tower in Tehran is the tallest tower in the middle east and the 4th tallest tower in the world.