Paradise

The origins of the word paradise go as far back as the Avestan word pairidaēza. Medes called a walled garden, "Paridaiza."

"Aside from the practical aspects of the garden and its sensual pleasures, royal gardens also incorporated political, philosophical, and religious symbolism. The idea of the king creating a fertile garden out of barren land, bringing symmetry and order out of chaos, and duplicating the divine paradise on earth, constituted a powerful statement symbolizing authority, fertility, and legitimacy (Eliade, pp. 59-72; Moynihan, p. 20; Faqīh, p. 566; Stronach, 1990, pp. 171-80)."

For more on this topic, check out the source I got it from: Encyclopaedia Iranica

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