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by Anonymous on July 30th, 2008

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Why the names of so many countries in Middle East end with 'stan'?

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  • by nel on July 30th, 2008

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-stan

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  • by Anonymous on July 30th, 2008

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    Consider it as meaning "land of" or "place of".
    Afghanistan = Land of the Afghans
    Turkmenistan = Land of the Turkmen
    Tajikistan = Land of the Tajiks

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  • by arabstallion on June 12th, 2010

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    there are no countries in the middle east, that end in "stan".

    take a look
    http://www.travelnotes.org/MiddleEast/images/middle_east2.gif

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  • by arabstallion on June 12th, 2010

    arabstallion

    there is no country in the "middle east", that end in "stan"

    http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east_earthquake_1973.jpg

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