National symbols of Iran

Some of the Iranian national symbols are listed as below:

Animals

• Persian/Asiatic lion
• Asiatic Cheetah
• Persian Leopard
• Persian Cat
• Persian fallow deer

Dishes

• Chelo kabab

Inanimate objects

• Mount Damavand
• Persian Gulf
• Persepolis

Nationalized patriotic

• Norouz
• Nelumbo nucifera

Flags

• Derafsh Kaviani
• Flag of Iran
• Flags of Imperial Iran
• Lion and Sun Emblem
• Pan-Iranian colors
• Emblem of Iran
• Standard of Cyrus the Great

Books

• Shahnameh

Flowers

Lotus

• Tulip
• Lotus
• Lily
• Rose

Fruits

• Pomegranate

Myths

• Huma bird (Griffin)
• Simorgh

Birds

• Nightingale
• Falcon
• Shahbaz (Fable)

Founders

• Diako (Media)
• Cyaxares the Great (Media)
• Cyrus the Great (Persia)

Poets

• Ferdowsi
• Hafez
• Rumi
• Nizami
• Saadi
• Omar Khayyam
• Naser Khosrow

Musical instruments

• Santur
• Setar
• Tar
• Kamancheh

Monuments

• Pasargadae
• Naqsh-e Jahan Square
• Azadi Square
• Milad Tower
• Persepolis

Architectural elements

• Persian gardens
• Windcatcher
• Qanat

Sports

• Wrestling
• Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals
• Polo

Arts

• Persian calligraphy
• Persian carpet

Festivals

• Nowruz
• Tirgan
• Mehregan
• Yalda
• Sadeh
• Chaharshanbe Suri

Games

• Chess (Shatranj)
• Backgammon (Nard)
• Hokm
• Shelem

Others

• Saffron
• Pistachio
• Caviar

See also

• National symbols of the Iranians