Paristan

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The Caucasus Mountains, traditional location of Paristan

In Persian cosmology, Paristan or Pariestan (Persian: پریستان Pariyestân, Paristân, "Land of the Peris"; also Koh-i-Qaf or Qafkuh) is the home of peris. ^[1]

Muslim folklore[]

Although originating in pre-Islamic Persian literature, peris and Paristan were adopted in the wider Middle Eastern folklore and, through the spread of Islamic culture eastward, in the Muslim mythology of Central and South Asia. With peris being identified as benevolent (often female ) jinn in early Quran translations into Persian,^[2] Paristan became what can be fairly compared with the fairyland/elfame of European folklore.

Mount Qaf[]

The alternative name Koh-i-Qaf or Qafkuh "Mount Qaf" was used by Persians both as the name of a legendary mountain and for the "strange" and unknown territory of the Caucasus Mountains which marked the extent of their knowledge and influence.^[3]

See also[]

• Nuristan
• Fairy

References[]

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