Royana (2006–2010) was Iran's and the Middle East's first successfully cloned sheep.
[1] Royana was a brown male domestic sheep and was cloned in the Royan Research Institute in Isfahan, Iran (The word Royan means embryo in Persian).
On September 30, 2006, a group of scientists in Iran cloned Royana from an adult cell in a test tube in a laboratory.
After the embryo proved its stability, scientists transferred it to the uterus of a female sheep.
Royana was born on April 15, 2006, 1:30 am at Isfahan campus of Royan Institute by cesarean section in a healthy condition.