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Paristan or Pari-estan (Persian: پریستان) is fairyland of fairies in folklore of Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia. Pari (Persian: پری) means fairy. In many children's stories Koh-e-Qaf (Persian: کوہ قاف ) is also used for fairyland. The Koh-e-Qaf refers to Cau-cas mountains. Most of the fairies are depicted as young females with very fair color, golden hair and light colored eyes. This indicates that fair haired European Slavic girls from north of Caucasus Mountains were considered as model for Peri.
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