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Dehistan Mishrian
Dehestan, Dehistan or Dahistan ( fa, دهستان) is a name shared by many places in Central Asia. It may refer to: * the homeland of the Dahae, an extinct ancient tribe in what is now Turkmenistan and Iran * Dehestan (administrative division) ("district" or "county") is a modern administrative subdivision in Iran * Dehestan, Afghanistan * Dehestan, East Azerbaijan, Iran * Dehestan-e Bala, Iran * Dehestan-e Pain, Iran * Dehistan/Mishrian The former city of Dehistan/Mashhad-i Misrian, now in the Balkan Region of western Turkmenistan, was a major economic center from the 10th to the 14th centuries CE. The city lay on an important trade route of the states comprising Greater Iran. S ..., an archaeological site in Turkmenistan * an alternate name for Hyrcania {{geodis ...
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Dahae
The Dahae, also known as the Daae, Dahas or Dahaeans (Old Persian: ; Ancient Greek: , , , ; Latin: ; Chinese: ; Persian: ) were an ancient Eastern Iranian nomadic tribal confederation, who inhabited the steppes of Central Asia. Identification The Dahae may have been the () or () people mentioned in the s as one of the five peoples following the Zoroastrian religion, along with the (), (), (), and (), although this identification is uncertain. The Iranologist János Harmatta has identified the Massagetae as being the same as the people named ("Saka who wear pointed hats") by the Persians, and with the . Harmatta's identification is based on the mention of the as living between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, where Arrian also located the Massagetae and the Dahae. The scholars A. Abetekov and H. Yusupov have also suggested that the were a constituent tribe of the Massagetae. The scholar Y. A. Zadneprovskiy has instead suggested that the Dahae were descend ...
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Dehestan (administrative Division)
Dehestan ( fa, دهستان, lit=rural district, also Romanized as "dehestān") is a type of administrative division of Iran. It is above the village and under the bakhsh A ( fa, بخش, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as "county," it is more accurately translated as "district," similar to a township in the United States or a district of En .... , there were 2,400 dehestans in Iran. References Subdivisions of Iran Types of administrative division {{Iran-gov-stub ...
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Dehestan, Afghanistan
Dehestan is a village in Badghis Province in north western Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere .... References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in Badghis Province {{Badghis-geo-stub ...
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Dehestan, East Azerbaijan
Dehestan ( fa, دهستان, also Romanized as Dehestān) is a village in Bozkosh Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 138, in 32 families. References Populated places in Ahar County {{Ahar-geo-stub ...
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Dehestan-e Bala
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Dehestan-e Pain
Dehestan-e Pain ( fa, دهستان پایین, also Romanized as Dehestān-e Pā’īn or Dehesān-e Pāyīn) is a village in Dar Agah Rural District, in the Central District of Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 884, in 194 families. References Populated places in Hajjiabad County {{Hajjiabad-geo-stub ...
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Dehistan/Mishrian
The former city of Dehistan/Mashhad-i Misrian, now in the Balkan Region of western Turkmenistan, was a major economic center from the 10th to the 14th centuries CE. The city lay on an important trade route of the states comprising Greater Iran. Sites Misrian A double-walled city punctuated with guard-towers, Misrian was abandoned c. 15th century. Only a few monuments survive: * Mosque of Khorezmshah Mohammed: Nothing stands except the two side columns of the main portal —18 m. in height, decorated with brickwork and turquoise glaze to render floral and geometric patterns— and a minaret at the corner of courtyard. The foundation of the mosque, comprising numerous fired-brick columns, have been excavated and restored. In the center of the courtyard, Niyazov had installed 3 evergreen trees within a fence in 1993. *Abu-Jafar Ahmed Minaret: About 120 m. away from the courtyard minaret, this was designed by one Abu Bini Ziyad c. early 11th century. It features two rings of Arab ins ...
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