Greater Khorasan - Wikipedia
WEBGreater Khorasan[ 2 ] (Middle Persian: 𐬒𐬊𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬥, romanized:Ḥorāsān; Persian: خراسان, [xoɾɒːˈsɒːn] ⓘ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and northern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, the eastern halves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, western ...
Khorasan province - Wikipedia
WEBKhorasan (Persian: استان خراسان [xoɾɒːˈsɒːn] ⓘ; also transcribed as Khurasan, Xorasan and Khorassan), also called Traxiane during Hellenistic and Parthian times, was a province in northeastern Iran until September 2004, when it was divided into three new provinces: North Khorasan, South Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan.
Khorasan | Map, Region, & History | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Khorasan, historical region and realm comprising a vast territory in Iran, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan and which is home to a variety of ethnic groups. It enjoyed virtual independence under the Tahirid, Saffarid, and Samanid dynasties.
Khorasan - The New York Times
WEBNews about Khorasan. Commentary and archival information about Khorasan from The New York Times.
Khorasan: why many Afghanistan citizens are pushing back ...
WEBJun 14, 2024 · Khorasan is often translated from Persian as “there where the sun rises”. It refers to a geographical region parts of Iran, Afghanistan, and the five post-Soviet states of Central Asia....
Khorāsān summary | Britannica
WEBKhorāsān , or Khurāsān, Historical region situated in what is now northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and northern Afghanistan. The region was first named by the Sāsānian dynasty, in whose language it means “Land of the Sun.”. It …
Khorasan group - Wikipedia
WEBKhorasan is a historical term for a region corresponding to parts of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. The name of the group was coined by intelligence agencies as a reference to the high-ranking Khorasan Shura, a leadership council within al-Qaeda, which many members of the group belong to. [29]
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