Pars

noun1

1. •
   A province and historical region in southwestern Iran, homeland of the Persians; known to the ancient Greeks as Περσίς (Persís) or Περσική (Persikḗ), to the Romans as Persis or Persia, and to the Arabs as فَارِس (fāris).

   • PARS, Fars or Farsistan, is a province of the kingdom of Persia which gives its name to the country. — 1873