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Khorasan (other)
Khorasan may refer to: * Greater Khorasan, a historical region which lies mostly in modern-day northern/northwestern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan * Khorasan Province, a pre-2004 province of Iran, subsequently divided into: **South Khorasan Province **North Khorasan Province **Razavi Khorasan Province * Khorasan, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Khorosan, an alternate name of Sain Qaleh, Iran * Khuroson District, a district in Khatlon province of Tajikistan * Horasan, a town and district of Erzurum Province of Turkey * Khorasan wheat, a wheat variety * Khorasan group, a group of senior al-Qaeda members who reportedly operate in Syria * Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province, a branch of ISIL that operates in Pakistan and Afghanistan See also

* Khorasani (other) * Khwarazm or Chorasmia, an oasis region south of the Aral Sea * Khwarazmian (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ...
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Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorāsān,Dabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 or Khorāsān ( pal, Xwarāsān; fa, خراسان ), is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau between Western and Central Asia. The name ''Khorāsān'' is Persian and means "where the sun arrives from" or "the Eastern Province".Sykes, M. (1914). "Khorasan: The Eastern Province of Persia". ''Journal of the Royal Society of Arts'', 62(3196), 279-286.A compound of ''khwar'' (meaning "sun") and ''āsān'' (from ''āyān'', literally meaning "to come" or "coming" or "about to come"). Thus the name ''Khorasan'' (or ''Khorāyān'' ) means "sunrise", viz. " Orient, East"Humbach, Helmut, and Djelani Davari, "Nāmé Xorāsān", Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Persian translation by Djelani Davari, published in Iranian Languages Studies Website. MacKenzie, D. (1971). ''A Concise Pahlavi Dictionary'' (p. 95). London: Oxford University ...
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South Khorasan Province
South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5. This new province, is but the old Quhistan which was included into greater Khorasan in the Iranian administrative planning. However, historically Qohistan forms a separate entity, with a distinct culture, history, environment and ecology. South Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004. While at the beginning, the newly created "South Khorasan" included only Birjand County and some new counties detached from that county (i.e. Nehbandan, Darmian and Sarbisheh), in subsequent years, all northern and western cities and territories of the old Quhistan (such as Qaen, Ferdows and Tabas) have been annexed into the South Khorasan. South Khorasan Province consists of ...
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North Khorasan Province
North Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان شمالی, ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Shomālī'') is a province located in northeastern Iran. Bojnord is the capital of the province. The counties of North Khorasan Province are Shirvan County, Esfarayen County, Maneh and Samalqan County, Raz and Jargalan County, Jajarm County, Faruj County, and Garmeh County. North Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004. In 2014 it was placed in Region 5. History Greater Khorasan has witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties and governments in its territory throughout history. Various tribes of Persians, Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Mongols, Turkmens, and Afghans have brought change to the region time and time again. Ancient geographers of Iran divided Iran into eight segments, of which the largest was the territory of Greater Khorasan. Esfarayen, among other cities of the province, was one of the focal points for settlement by Aryan ...
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Khorasan, Kurdistan
Khorasan ( fa, خراسان, also Romanized as Khorāsān; also known as Khurāmān) is a village in Najafabad Rural District, in the Central District of Bijar County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 105, in 26 families. The village is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ira .... References Towns and villages in Bijar County Kurdish settlements in Kurdistan Province {{Bijar-geo-stub ...
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Sain Qaleh
Sain Qaleh ( fa, صائين قلعه, also Romanized as Şā’īn Qal‘eh; also known as Sain-Kalekh and Khorosan) is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,083, in 2,896 families. The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi mentioned Sa'in Qal'eh in his ''Nuzhat al-Qulub The ''Nuzhat al-Qulub'' (also spelled ''Nozhat al-Qolub''; fa, نزهةالقلوب, "Hearts' Bliss") is a Persian geographical treatise written in the 1340s by Hamdallah Mustawfi. It is the earliest surviving work to have a map focused on Iran. ...'': he referred to "the village called Quhūd, which the Mongols call Sāin Qal'ah, and which is the chief of all those neighboring hamlets". He also wrote that it was close to the castle of Sarjahan. Notable people * Ibrahim al-Musawi al-Zanjani (1925 – 1999), Islamic scholar and writer. References Sain Qaleh (Persian: صائين قلعه, also Romanized as Şā’īn Qal‘e ...
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Khuroson District
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Horasan
Horasan ( ku, Xoresan), is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey, Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Abdulkadir Aydın (Felicity Party, SP). In 2008 the population of the town was 17,661 while that of the Horasan district was 43,852. Horasan is located on the east of Erzurum Province, and borders the provinces of Ağrı Province, Ağrı and Kars Province, Kars. Etymology Horasan is also one of the spellings of the Khorasan (or Greater Khorasan), which is a region in north east Persia with historical importance, and it is also the source of the name of the town as the first settlers of the town migrated from this region. Neighbourhoods * Ağıllı * Akçataş * Akçatoprak * Alagöz * Aliçeyrek * Aras * Ardı * Arpaçayır * Aşağıaktaş * Aşağıbademözü * Azap * Bahçe * Bulgurlu * Çamlıkale * Çamurlu * Çayırdüzü * Çiftlik * Dalbaşı * Danişment * Değirmenler * Dikili * Döllek * Dönertaş * Eğertaşlar ...
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Khorasan Wheat
Khorasan wheat or Oriental wheat (''Triticum turgidum'' ssp. ''turanicum'' also called ''Triticum turanicum''), commercially known as Kamut, is a tetraploid wheat species. The grain is twice the size of modern-day wheat, and has a rich, nutty flavor. Taxonomy Original botanical identifications were uncertain. The variety is a form of ''Triticum turgidum'' subsp. ''turanicum'' (also known as ''Triticum turanicum''), usually called Khorasan wheat. Identifications sometimes seen as ''T. polonicum'' are incorrect as the variety, although long-grained, lacks the long glumes of this species. Recent genetic evidence from DNA fingerprinting suggests that the variety is perhaps derived from a natural hybrid between '' T. durum'' and '' T. polonicum'', which would explain past difficulties in arriving at a certain classification. Life form As an annual, self-fertilized grass that is cultivated for its grains, Khorasan wheat looks very similar to common wheat. However, its grains ar ...
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Khorasan Group
The Khorasan group, sometimes known simply as Khorasan, is an alleged group of senior al-Qaeda members operating in Syria. The group is reported to consist of a small number of fighters who are all on terrorist watchlists, and coordinates with al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's official affiliate in Syria. At an intelligence gathering in Washington, D.C. on 18 September 2014, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper stated that "in terms of threat to the homeland, Khorasan may pose as much of a danger as ISIS." The term first appeared in news media in September 2014, although the United States had reportedly been keeping track of the group for two years. By early November 2014, the term had disappeared from political rhetoric. Commentators have stated that the threat the Khorasan Group represented was exaggerated to generate public support for American intervention in Syria, and some have questioned whether the group even exists as a distinct entity. On 28 May 2015, al-Nusra ...
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Islamic State Of Iraq And The Levant – Khorasan Province
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the main and final Islamic prophet.Peters, F. E. 2009. "Allāh." In , edited by J. L. Esposito. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . (See alsoquick reference) " e Muslims' understanding of Allāh is based...on the Qurʿān's public witness. Allāh is Unique, the Creator, Sovereign, and Judge of mankind. It is Allāh who directs the universe through his direct action on nature and who has guided human history through his prophets, Abraham, with whom he made his covenant, Moses/Moosa, Jesus/Eesa, and Muḥammad, through all of whom he founded his chosen communities, the 'Peoples of the Book.'" It is the world's second-largest religion behind Christianity, with its followers ranging between 1-1.8 billion globally, or around a quarter of the world's po ...
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