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Pomegranate is native to a region from modern-day Iran to northern India. Pomegranates have been cultivated throughout the Middle East, South Asia, and Mediterranean region for several millennia, and also thrive in the drier climates of California and Arizona. Pomegranates may have been domesticated as early as the 5th millennium BC, as they were one of the first fruit trees to be domesticated in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Iran is the second largest producer and largest exporter of pomegranates in the world. In Persian, pomegranate is known as "anar". The fruit's juice and paste have a role in Iranian cuisine. Pomegranate skins may be used to stain wool and silk in the carpet industry.