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{{Main|Sport in Iran}}

Iran is most likely the birthplace of [[polo]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.polomuseum.com/history_of_polo.htm |title=The History of Polo |publisher=Polomuseum.com |access-date= 27 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Origins-of-Polo/ |title=The origins and history of Polo |publisher=Historic-uk.com |author= Ben Johnson |access-date= 27 March 2015}}</ref> locally known as ''čowgān'', with its earliest records attributed to the ancient [[Medes]].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Singh, Jaisal|year=2007|title=Polo in India|location=London |publisher=New Holland|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZF5EIfX9VwC&pg=PA10 10]|isbn=978-1-84537-913-1}}</ref> [[Freestyle wrestling]] is traditionally considered the [[national sport]] of Iran, and the [[Iran national freestyle wrestling athletes|national wrestlers]] have been world champions on many occasions. Iran's traditional wrestling, called ''[[Pahlevani and zoorkhaneh rituals|košti e pahlevāni]]'' ("heroic wrestling"), is registered on [[UNESCO]]'s [[Intangible Cultural Heritage]] list.

 

Being a mountainous country, Iran is a venue for [[skiing]], [[snowboarding]], [[hiking]], [[rock climbing]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockclimbing.com/ |title=Rock Climbing Routes, Gear, Photos, Videos & Articles |publisher=Rockclimbing.com |date=27 October 2009 |access-date=18 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615152628/http://www.rockclimbing.com/ |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[mountaineering|mountain climbing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mountainzone.ir/ |title=Iran Mountain Zone (IMZ) |publisher=Mountainzone.ir |date=11 June 1966 |access-date=18 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc-of-mountaineering.com/middle-east/iran/ |title=Mountaineering in Iran |publisher=Abc-of-mountaineering.com |access-date=18 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707072811/https://www.abc-of-mountaineering.com/middle-east/iran/ |archive-date=7 July 2011 }}</ref> It is home to several ski resorts, the most famous being [[Tochal Complex|Tochal]], [[Dizin]], and [[Shemshak (ski resort)|Shemshak]], all within one to three hours traveling from the capital city Tehran.<ref name="Snowseasoncentral.com_November_29_2015c">{{cite web |url=http://www.snowseasoncentral.com/work-a-winter-snow-season-iran |title=Iran – Guide to Skiing and Snowboarding |publisher=Snowseasoncentral.com |date=2015 |access-date= 29 November 2015}}</ref> The resort of Tochal, located in the [[Alborz]] mountain rage, is the world's fifth-highest ski resort ({{convert|3730|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}} at its highest station).

 

=== Fashion and clothing ===

{{Main|Fashion in Iran}}

[[Fashion in Iran]] is divided into several historical periods. The exact date of the emergence of [[weaving]] in Iran is not yet known, but it is likely to coincide with the emergence of [[civilization]]. Clothing in Iran is mentioned in [[Persian mythology]]. [[Ferdowsi]] and many historians have considered [[Keyumars]] to be the inventor of the use of [[Animal skin|animals' skin]] and hair as clothing. Some historians have also mentioned [[Hushang]] as the first inventor of the use of living skins as clothing.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|title=پوشاک در ایران باستان، فریدون پوربهمن/ت: هاجر ضیاء سیکارودی، امیرکبیر|year=2007|pages=24, 25, 57}}</ref> Ferdowsi considers [[Tahmuras]] to be a kind of [[textile]] initiator in Iran. There are historical discoveries in northern Iran from about 6000 BC that refer to [[wool]] weaving at the time. Other discoveries in central Iran dating back to 4200 BC have shown that the animals' skin has not been the only clothing worn on the [[Iranian Plateau]] since those years. The clothing of ancient Iran took an advanced form, and the fabric and color of clothing became very important at that time. Depending on the social status, eminence, climate of the region and the season, [[Persian clothing]] during the Achaemenian period took various forms. The philosophy used in this clothing, in addition to being functional, also had an aesthetic role.<ref name=":02" />