User:ChosroesIV

As a prehistoric Indo-European word, "jungle" generally means any large, heavily wooded area that includes, in English, "jungle" as well as "forest." In the Persian dictionary there is not a specific word for "forest" so the Iranians call their northern forests: "jangal"---the word that can easily be mistranslated as "jungle." Instead of saying in English "Jungles of Iran," the proper term is "Forests of Iran," bearing in mind that this region is covered by snow in winter. This preference of "forest" over "jungle" is based on the climatic and etymological considerations. ChosroesIV (talk) 23:58, 7 December 2008 (UTC)