Land of beaufiful carpets, empire builders, the ancient cities of Bam, Shiraz, Esfahan and Tehran, the Emam mosque, Xerxes' Gateway, storytellers, the Throne of Jamshid, the legacy of Persian history and the permanent popularity of its art has filtered through to every corner of the globe. All around the world, Persian carpets are a symbol of this country of outstanding ruins, magnificnet mosques, poetry, museums, calligraphy and paintings.

International City's 'Persia' stands in the central part of the residential district. With two, three and four storey buildings decorated with traditional Islamic domes and wide-spaced arches and windows, these beach and blue coloured facades lend the neighbourhood a most distinctive character.