Modern Persian, also known as New Persian, is the linguistic continuation of Middle Persian, itself a successor to Old Persian, the language of ancient Iran up to about 330 BCE. Old, Middle and New Persian represent one and the same language at three stages of its history and development. Persian has its geographical origin in Pārs (now known as Fārs) in central Iran with its famous city of Shiraz, homeland of some of Iran’s most famous poets, enchanting rose gardens and lush ‘paradise on earth’ orchards; this region is, historically speaking, the true home of Persian, although dialectical features of Persian vary as you travel throughout Iran.
