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suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...
-stan ( fa, ـستان, translit=''stân'' after a vowel; ''estân'' or ''istân'' after a consonant), has the meaning of "a place abounding in" or "a place where anything abounds" in the Persian language. It appears in the names of many regions in Iran, Afghanistan, and
Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
& South Asia, as well as in the Caucasus and Russia.


Etymology and cognates

The suffix ''-stan'' is analogous to the suffix ''
-land The suffix -land which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy—a Terrestrial ecoregion, land. The word came via Germanic languages, Germanic "wikt:land, land." Below is the list of places that ends ...
'', present in many country and location names. The suffix is also used more generally, as in Persian () "place of sand, desert", () "place of flowers, garden", () "graveyard, cemetery", ''Hindustân'' () "land of the Indo people". Originally an independent noun, this morpheme evolved into a suffix by virtue of appearing frequently as the last part in nominal compounds. It is of Indo-Iranian and ultimately Indo-European origin. It is
cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...
with the English word '' state'', and with Sanskrit ( Devanagari: sa, स्थान ), meaning "the act of standing", from which many further meanings derive, including "place, location; abode, dwelling", and ultimately descends from
Proto-Indo-Iranian Proto-Indo-Iranian, also Proto-Indo-Iranic is the reconstructed proto-language of the Indo-Iranian/Indo-Iranic branch of Indo-European. Its speakers, the hypothetical Proto-Indo-Iranians, are assumed to have lived in the late 3rd millennium B ...
.Macdonell, Arthur Anthony. A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout
London: Oxford University Press, 1929 – University of Chicago


Countries

* * * * * * * Some of these nations were also known with the Latinate suffix ' during their time as Soviet republics: ''Turkmenistan'' was frequently ''Turkmenia'', ''Kyrgyzstan'' often ''Kirghizia'', and even ''Uzbekistan'' was very rarely ''Uzbekia''. In addition, the native name of Armenia is ''Hayastan''. Haya- comes from
Hayk Hayk ( hy, Հայկ, ), also known as Hayk Nahapet (, , ), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. His story is told in the '' History of Armenia'' attributed to the Armenian historian Moses of Chorene (Movses Khorenatsi ...
, the patriarchal founder of the Armenian nation.


Country names in various languages


Administrative divisions

The following table lists the subnational entities of different countries that end with ''-stan''.


Administrative subdivisions

The following list shows some examples of some second-level, third-level and fourth-level subdivions inside different countries that have their names ending in ''-stan''-like suffix.


In Afghanistan


In Armenia


In Iran


In Pakistan


In Tajikistan


In other countries


Regions

* Arabistan – the name of the
Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
and other meanings *
Arbayistan Arbāyistān ( xpr, 𐭀𐭓𐭁𐭉𐭎𐭈𐭍 rbstn; Middle Persian: ''Arwāstān''; Armenian: ''Arvastan'') or Beth Arabaye (Syriac: ''Bēṯ ʿArbāyē'') was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity. Due to its situation and its road systems ...
– a Sasanian
Satrap A satrap () was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires. The satrap served as viceroy to the king, though with consid ...
in Late Antiquity * Asal Hindustan – a name for the Kingdom of Nepal * Asoristan – the province of
Babylonia Babylonia (; Akkadian: , ''māt Akkadī'') was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria). It emerged as an Amorite-ruled state c. ...
under the Sassanid Empire *
Azadistan Azadistan ( fa, آزادستان, Āzādestān, lit=The Land of Freedom), was a short-lived state in Iranian Azerbaijan that lasted from the early 1920 until September 1920. It was established by Mohammad Khiabani, an Iranian patriot, who was a ...
– a short-lived state in the Iranian province of Azarbaijan under
Mohammad Khiabani Shaikh Mohammad Khiābāni ( fa, شیخ محمد خیابانی, 1880–1920), sometimes spelled Khiyabani, also known as Shaikh Mohammad Khiābāni Tabrizi was an Iranian Shia cleric, political leader, and representative to the parliament. He wa ...
*
Balawaristan Balawaristan ( ur, ), meaning the 'country of heights', is a name used by the Gilgit-Baltistan people to refer to their region. The term was coined by the Pakistani political party Balawaristan National Front, founded by Nawaz Khan Naji, in 1989. ...
– a revived historical name of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan * Balochistan/Baluchistan – a region in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan *
Baltistan Baltistan ( ur, ; bft, སྦལ་ཏི་སྟཱན, script=Tibt), also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet ( bft, སྦལ་ཏི་ཡུལ་།, script=Tibt), is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilg ...
– a northern region in Pakistan * Bantustan – an Apartheid-era South African and South West African black 'homeland' (the term coined by analogy) * Cholistan Desert – a desert region in Punjab, Pakistan *
Dardistan The Dardic languages (also Dardu or Pisaca) or Hindu-Kush Indo-Aryan languages, are a group of several Indo-Aryan languages spoken in northern Pakistan, northwestern India and parts of northeastern Afghanistan. The term "Dardic" is stated to b ...
– a region in northern Pakistan of Dardu speakers *
Dihistan The Dahae, also known as the Daae, Dahas or Dahaeans (Old Persian: ; Ancient Greek: , , , ; Latin: ; Chinese language, Chinese: ; Persian language, Persian: ) were an Ancient Iranian peoples, ancient Eastern Iranian nomadic tribal confed ...
– a Sasanian province * East Pakistan – the historic name for pre-independence Bangladesh * East Turkestan or Uyghuristan – a region dominated by Uyghurs, located in northwest China *
Frangistan Frangistan ( fa, فرنگستان) was a term used by Muslims and Persian people, Persians in particular, during the Middle Ages and later historical periods to refer to Western Christianity, Western or Latin Europe. ''Frangistan'' literally means ...
– a historical term used (by Muslims and Persians in particular) to refer to Western or Christian Europe * Gharchistan – a medieval region in Afghanistan * Hazaristan – the Hazarajat, homeland of the Hazaras in central Afghanistan * Hindustan – Persian name for India, broadly the Indian subcontinent. *
Indostan ''Hindūstān'' ( , from '' Hindū'' and ''-stān''), also sometimes spelt as Hindōstān ( ''Indo-land''), along with its shortened form ''Hind'' (), is the Persian-language name for the Indian subcontinent that later became commonly used by ...
– archaic usage in European languages for
Hindostan ''Hindūstān'' ( , from ''Hindus#Etymology, Hindū'' and -stan, ''-stān''), also sometimes spelt as Hindōstān ( ''Indo-land''), along with its shortened form ''Hind'' (), is the Persian language, Persian-language name for the Indian subcont ...
. * Kabulistan – a historical name of the territory centered around present-day Kabul Province of Afghanistan *
Kadagistan Kadagistan (Middle Persian: ''Kadagistān'') was the name of an eastern Sasanian province in the region of Tokharistan (in what is now north-eastern Afghanistan), established by Khosrow I () after his victory over the Hephthalite Empire in 557. ...
– Kadagistan was the name of an eastern Sasanian province in the region of Tokharistan (in what is now north-eastern Afghanistan). * Kafiristan (land of the infidels) – historic region in Afghanistan until 1896, now known as Nuristan. A similarly named region exists in north Pakistan. *
Kohistan Kohistan ( fa, کوہستان, ), also transliterated Kuhistan, Kuhiston, Quhistan, may refer to: In Afghanistan *Kohistan District, Kapisa, Kapisa Province ** Kohistan Hesa Awal District, a district in Kapisa Province, created within the form ...
– several regions of this name exist * KurdistanKurdish region. See also Iranian Kurdistan, Iraqi Kurdistan,
Syrian Kurdistan Syrian Kurdistan is a Kurdish-inhabited area in northern Syria surrounding three noncontiguous enclaves along the Turkish and Iraqi borders: Afrin in the northwest, Kobani in the north, and Jazira in the northeast. Syrian Kurdistan is often ...
, and
Turkish Kurdistan Turkish Kurdistan or Northern Kurdistan () refers to the southeastern part of Turkey, where Kurds form the predominant ethnic group. The Kurdish Institute of Paris estimates that there are 20 million Kurds living in Turkey, the majority of the ...
. * Lazistan – a historical and cultural region of the Caucasus and Anatolia, traditionally inhabited by the Laz people. * Lezgistan – ethnolinguistic region in southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan * Moghulistan (Mughalistan) – a historical area in Central Asia that included parts of modern-day Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang * North Waziristan – northern part of Waziristan region in Pakistan * Pashtunistan – the area of Afghanistan and
North-Western Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
historically inhabited by the Pashtun tribes * Qabailistan – a region in western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Quhistan – a region of medieval Persia, essentially the southern part of Greater Khorasan * Registan – historic site in
Samarkand fa, سمرقند , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top:Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zinda, ...
, meaning "place of sand" * Russian Turkestan – Turkestan in the Russian Empire, later Turkestan Autonomous SSR * Sakastan or Sistan – a historical and geographical region in present-day eastern Iran (Sistan and Baluchestan Province) and southern Afghanistan * Saraikistan – a region in the south-western part of Punjab, Pakistan with a majority of Saraiki speakers * South Waziristan – southern part of Waziristan region in Pakistan * Tabaristan – a historical region along the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea * Talyshstan – ethnolinguistic region in the SE Caucasus and NW Iran *
Tokharistan Tokharistan (formed from "Tokhara" and the suffix ''-stan'' meaning "place of" in Persian) is an ancient Early Middle Ages name given to the area which was known as Bactria in Ancient Greek sources. In the 7th and 8th century CE, Tokharistan c ...
, Tocharistan or Tukharistan, also known as
Balkh ), named for its green-tiled ''Gonbad'' ( prs, گُنبَد, dome), in July 2001 , pushpin_map=Afghanistan#Bactria#West Asia , pushpin_relief=yes , pushpin_label_position=bottom , pushpin_mapsize=300 , pushpin_map_caption=Location in Afghanistan ...
or Bactria – the ancient name of a historical region in Central Asia, located between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya (Oxus) * Turgistan or Turestan – a Sasanian province * Turkestan or Turkistan – ethnolinguistic region of Turkic peoples and languages, encompassing Central Asia, northwest China, parts of the Caucasus and Asia Minor * Uyghurstan, China, same as East Turkestan * Waziristan – a region of northwest Pakistan * Zabulistan – a historical region roughly corresponding to today's Zabul Province in southern Afghanistan.


Proposed names

*
Bangalistan Amra Bangali (AMB) ( translation: ''We are Bengalis'') is a political party in India, based on the socio-economic and political philosophy Progressive Utilization Theory given by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar; the party was sparked off in reaction again ...
– a
proposed state Proposed countries may refer to: * List of proposed state mergers * Lists of active separatist movements Presented below is a list of lists of active separatist movements: *List of active separatist movements in Africa *List of active separat ...
in India. * Khalistan or Sikhistan – a proposed country created from areas within Punjab with a
Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...
majority. *
Maronistan The East Beirut canton, sometimes referred to as Marounistan, or Opp Central, was a Christian-dominated geopolitical region that existed in Lebanon from 1976 until its gradual erosion following the Taif Agreement and the end of the country's civi ...
– a proposed name for Maronite state in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. *
Romanistan Romanistan, Romastan or Romanestan is the name of a proposed country for the Romani people. In the early 1950s, Roma leaders petitioned the United Nations for the creation of their own state, but their petition was rejected. Creation of such a s ...
– a proposed country for the Romani people. * Zazaistan – a suggested name for the region where the
Zazas The Zazas (also known as Kird, Kirmanc or Dimili) are a people in eastern Turkey who traditionally speak the Zaza language, a western Iranian language written in the Latin script. Their heartland consists of Tunceli and Bingöl provinces and p ...
live.


Fictional

* Adjikistan – a fictional central Asian country in the video game '' SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault''. * Aldastan – a fictional central Asian country consisting of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, from '' Command & Conquer: Generals''. * Antagonistan – a fictional country in ''
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'' * Ardistan and Djinnistan – two fictional countries in the novel ''Ardistan und Djinnistan'' by Karl May. * Avgatiganistan – a pun of 'Afghanistan', it means ' Fried eggs' ('Avga tiganista') in Greek. Fictional country by author Eugene Trivizas. *
Azadistan Azadistan ( fa, آزادستان, Āzādestān, lit=The Land of Freedom), was a short-lived state in Iranian Azerbaijan that lasted from the early 1920 until September 1920. It was established by Mohammad Khiabani, an Iranian patriot, who was a ...
– a fictional kingdom from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 00, It means "free land". * Azmanastan (or Uzmenistan) – a fictional country and region in the film ''
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''. * Bangistan – a fictional country in the Bollywood movie Bangistan (2015) starring Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat. * Bazrakhistan – a fictional former Soviet republic in the movie ''Act of War'' (1998) starring Jack Scalia. * Belgistan – a fictional Middle Eastern country in the anime '' Gasaraki''. * Berzerkistan – a fictional republic run by genocidal terrorist godhead and President for life Trff Bmzklfrpz, in the comic strip '' Doonesbury''. * Brajikistan – a fictional country from season 2 of the teen sitcom '' Wingin' It''. * Capustan – a fictional city-state in '' Malazan Book of the Fallen''. * Cobrastan – a fake fictional country made up by a character named Jorji Costava in his passport from the game ''
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.'' * Darujhistan – a fictional city-state in '' Malazan Book of the Fallen''. * Derkaderkastan – a fictional Middle Eastern country in '' Team America: World Police''. * Franistan – a fictional country referred to in the television show ''
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''. * Frigistan – a fictional country in ''
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'' * Hachmachistan – fictional country in ''
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'' * Helmajistan – a fictional area from the anime ''
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''. * Howduyustan ("how do you stand?") – a fictional country from ''
Uncle Scrooge ''Uncle Scrooge'' (stylized as ''Uncle $crooge'') is a Disney comic book series starring Scrooge McDuck ("the richest duck in the world"), his nephew Donald Duck, and grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and revolving around their adventures in Du ...
'' comic book stories. * Irakistan – a fictional country in the game
Broforce ''Broforce'' is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platform video game developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital. The game has the player as one of several "bros", based on popular culture action movie icons (for example, John Rambo ...
* Iranistan – an oriental region of Hyborea ('' Conan the Barbarian stories''). * Jazeristan – fictional country in the movie '' The Misfits''. * Istan – a fictional island state in the online role-playing game, '' Guild Wars Nightfall''. * Kamistan (Islamic Republic of) – a fictional Middle Eastern country featured in the television series '' 24''. * Kazanistan – an ideal state imagined by John Rawls in ''
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'', in which there is a system of law, legal representation for all groups, and a respect for basic human rights, but not full democracy. * Kehjistan – the state of the eastern jungles in the game '' Diablo II''. *
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– a fictional country created by 4chan members that has become a political meme and online movement. * Kerakhistan – a fictional Middle Eastern country featured in the tabletop miniature wargame ''
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''. * Kerplakistan – fictional country in '' Big Time Rush'' * Kreplachistan – a fictional country in the '' Austin Powers'' film series. * Langbortistan – a fictional country in the Danish ''
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'' cartoons * Lojbanistan – the fictional country lojbanists imagine themselves inhabiting * Moldovistan – a fictional island country in '' The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest''. * Obristan – a fictional country in ''
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''. * Paristan or Pari-estan – a ''
fairy A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, ...
land'' in the folklore of Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia. *
Pokolistan This page list the locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics. Sites * the Arrowcave – The former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy. * Avernus Cemetery – A burial ground located in Central City for ...
– a fictional country in '' DC Comics''. * Serdaristan – a fictional country in '' Battlefield: Bad Company''. * Takistan – a fictional country in '' ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead''. * Tazbekistan – a fictional central Asian nation in the BBC television series '' Ambassadors''. * Trashcanistan – a fictional country mentioned by the hosts of " MXC". * Turaqistan – a fictional country in the movie ''
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'' * Turgistan – a fictional central Asian dictatorship in '' 6 Underground''. * Turmezistan – a fictional country in ''
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''. * Tyrgyzstan – a fictional country in the BBC television drama ''
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''. * Urzikstan – a fictional country in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019 video game) * Yakyakistan – a fictional northern country in ''
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''. * Youstinkistan – fictional country in '' The Fairly OddParents'' * Zekistan – a fictional central Asian nation in the video game '' Full Spectrum Warrior''.


Other

*
Absurdistan Absurdistan is a term sometimes used to satirically describe a country in which absurdity is the norm, especially in its public authorities and government. The expression was originally used by Eastern bloc dissidents to refer to parts (or all) o ...
– sometimes used to satirically describe a country where everything goes wrong * Ancapistan – a name (often satirically) given to an imaginary anarcho-capitalist country or society * Autistan – the "metaphorical country" of the autistic people *
Bimaristan A bimaristan (; ), also known as ''dar al-shifa'' (also ''darüşşifa'' in Turkish) or simply maristan, is a hospital in the historic Islamic world. Etymology ''Bimaristan'' is a Persian word ( ''bīmārestān'') meaning "hospital", with '' ...
– a kind of hospital in medieval Persia and the medieval Islamic world * Bradistan – a moniker for
Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...
, England, owing to its large population of Pakistani worker migrants * Canuckistan (full name being The People's Republic of Soviet Canuckistan) –
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for Canada, used by
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on 31 October 2002, on his television show on MSNBC in which he denounced Canadians as anti-American and the country as a haven for terrorists. He was reacting to Canadian criticisms of US security measures regarding Arab Canadians * Cavaquistan (''Cavaquistão'' in Portuguese) – a name coined after the former
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and Prime-Minister
Aníbal Cavaco Silva Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC, GColL, GColIH (; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist who served as the 19th president of Portugal, in office from 9 March 2006 to 9 March 2016. He had been previously prime minister of Portugal fro ...
, referring to the regions of Portugal where he achieved landslide victories in the elections held in the late 1980s and early 1990s (especially in the Viseu District); intended pun with Kazakhstan (''Cazaquistão'' in Portuguese) * Dalitstan.org – a Dalit advocacy website active until mid-2006, one of 18 websites that were blocked by the Indian government to check for hate messages following the
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. * '' Dondestan'' – an album by
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. Sounds like es, "¿Dónde están?", lit=Where are they?. * Extremistan and Mediocristan – used by author
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to illustrate concepts of black swan theory in '' The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable'' * Filmistan – a film-production company *
Fondukistan The Fondukistan monastery was a Buddhist monastery located at the very top of a conical hill next to the Ghorband Valley, Parwan Province, about 117 kilometers northeast of Kabul. The monastery dates to the early 8th century CE, with a ''terminus ...
or Fondoqestān – an early medieval settlement and Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan *
Gazimestan Gazimestan (, , ) is the name of a memorial site and monument commemorating the Battle of Kosovo (1389), situated about 6-7 kilometres southeast of the actual battlefield, known as the Kosovo field. The name is a portmanteau derived from Arabic ' ...
– name of a monument commemorating the historical
Battle of Kosovo The Battle of Kosovo ( tr, Kosova Savaşı; sr, Косовска битка) took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan ...
*Hookturnistan - satirical name of Melbourne, Victoria due to big number of hook turns on city roads *
Hamastan Hamastan ( he, חמאסטן) is a pejorative neologism, merging 'Hamas', a Palestinian militant organization and political party, and '-stan', a suffix of Persian origin meaning "home of/place of". The term ''Hamastan'' generally relates to the Ha ...
– a concept of a Palestinian Islamic government with
Sharia Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the H ...
as law * Iranistan – a pseudo-orientalist mansion built for P. T. Barnum in 1848 in Connecticut *
Islamistan Islamistan ( fa, اسلامستان, Eslâmestân, ; lit. "''Islamland''" or "''the Land of Islam''") is a Persian, Pashto and Urdu term referring to '' Dār al-Islām''. In Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War, anti-Soviet factions came tog ...
– means 'Land of Islam', used in various contexts *
Londonistan "Londonistan" is an Islamophobic sobriquet referring to the British capital of London and the growing Muslim population of late-20th- and early-21st-century London. The word is a portmanteau of the UK's capital and the Persian suffix -stan, m ...
– French counter-terrorism agents gave the British/English capital of London this sobriquet. Sometimes used derogatorily to refer to the large immigrant, especially Muslim, population in London. * Muristan – a complex of streets and shops in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem * ''
New Yorkistan "New Yorkistan" is the title of the cover art for the December 10, 2001 edition of ''The New Yorker'' magazine. Inspired by a conversation while driving through the Bronx, it was created by Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz who did the actual paint ...
'' – the title of the cover art for the 10 December 2001 edition of '' The New Yorker'' magazine ** The New Yorkistan map itself included various districts ending in ''-stan'', e.g., Bronxistan, Cold Turkeystan, Fuhgeddabouditstan, Gaymenistan, Taxistan, Youdontunderstandistan, etc. * Paganistan – the pagan/neo-pagan community of Minneapolis-Saint Paul in Minnesota *
Quebecistan Barbara Kay is a columnist for the Canadian national broadsheet the ''National Post'', wherein she expressed, in a series of three articles, beginning with a column entitled "The Rise of Quebecistan", on August 9, 2006, her concern at the involvem ...
– a term coined by Barbara Kay in 2006 *
Sarvestan Sarvestan ( fa, سروستان ''Sarvestân'', "land of cedars"; ''sarv'' "cedar" (cypress) + '' estan''; also Romanized as Sarvestān and Sarvistān) is a city and capital of Sarvestan County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its popul ...
– a Sasanian-era palace in the Iranian province of Sarvestan * Shabestan – an underground space, usually found in traditional architecture of mosques, houses, and schools in ancient Persia *
Shahrestan Shahrestan or Shahristan ( fa, شهرستان) may refer to: Places *Counties of Iran ("Shahrestan" in Persian), second order administrative divisions of Iran *Shahristan District, Afghanistan (alternate spelling: Shahrestan) * Shahrestan, Fasa, Fa ...
(several meanings) *
Skateistan Skateistan is an international non-profit organization that uses skateboarding and education to empower children. Over 2,500 children, aged 5–17, attend Skateistan's programs in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. 50% of students are girls. ...
– a skateboarding/educational organization based in Kabul, Afghanistan


See also

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-abad Oikonyms in Western, Central, South, and Southeast Asia can be grouped according to various components, reflecting common linguistic and cultural histories. Toponymic study is not as extensive as it is for placenames in Europe and Anglophone part ...
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-an -an is a suffix, commonly used in various Indo-European languages. In English, the ''-an'' suffix denotes an action or an adjective suggesting ''about'', thereby forming an agent noun. As such, many demonyms end in this suffix. The root of such ag ...
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-desh The suffix -''desh'' is an Indo-Aryan word for "country". It appears in the names of many regions and countries, especially in South Asia and Southeast Asia (Indonesia): *Desh, Maharashtra, a place in India *Bangladesh, a country in South Asia * B ...
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-land The suffix -land which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy—a Terrestrial ecoregion, land. The word came via Germanic languages, Germanic "wikt:land, land." Below is the list of places that ends ...
* -patnam *
-pur Oikonyms in Western, Central, South, and Southeast Asia can be grouped according to various components, reflecting common linguistic and cultural histories. Toponymic study is not as extensive as it is for placenames in Europe and Anglophone parts ...
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-tania The suffix -tania or -etania (English demonym "-tanian", "-tanians")Latin, -''tanum''; Spanish, -''tano'' / -''tana'' / -''tanos'' / -''tanas'' denotes a territory or region in the Iberian Peninsula. Its historical origin is in the pre-Roman Iberi ...
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Oikonyms in Western and South Asia Oikonyms in Western, Central, South, and Southeast Asia can be grouped according to various components, reflecting common linguistic and cultural histories. Toponymic study is not as extensive as it is for placenames in Europe and Anglophone parts ...


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References


Further reading

* Maciuszak, Kinga.
The Persian Suffix -(e)stān 'The Land Of'
' ''Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia'' 13 (2008): 119–140.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stan Suffixes Place name element etymologies Persian words and phrases Bengali words and phrases