Iranian folklore

Iranian folklore encompasses the folk traditions that have evolved in Iran.
Oral legends.
Folktales.
Storytelling has an important presence in Iranian culture. In classical Iran, minstrels performed for their audiences at royal courts and in public theaters. A minstrel was referred to by the Parthians as in Parthian, and by the Sasanians as in Middle Persian. Since the time of the Safavid dynasty, storytellers and poetry readers appeared at coffeehouses.
The following are a number of folktales known to the people of Iran.
Below are a number of historical tale books that contain Iranian folktales.