Persian cat | |
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Other names | Persian longhair, Shirazi |
Origin | Persia (Iran) |
Breed standards | |
CFA | standard |
FIFe | standard |
TICA | standard |
WCF | standard |
FFE | standard |
ACF | standard |
ACFA/CAA | standard |
CCA-AFC | standard |
GCCF | standard |
LOOF | standard |
Notes | |
The Exotic Shorthair and Himalayan cats are often classified as coat variants of this breed. | |
Domestic cat (Felis catus) |
The Persian is a cat from Persia (now Iran). It is one of the oldest breeds of domesticated cats. It has a long and rich history that can be traced back to ancient Persia. The first documented reference to the Persian cat was in a book written by an Islamic scholar named Ibn Al-Nafis in 1258 AD. He described them as a longhaired cat that the royal family kept in Persia.