- Origin: Iran (Persia)
- Breed group: Longhair
- List of cat breeds and registry recognition summary (external source)
- CFA recognized breeds (external source)
- TICA recognized breeds (external source)
- FIFe breeds (external source)
- WCF EMS recognized breed code list (external source)
- Cat API breed profile: Persian (external source)
- VCA breed profile: Persian (external source)
- Wikipedia breed profile: Persian (external source)
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