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    In Asia, why are there many countries such as Kazakhstan and Afghanistan ending in "stan"?

    Question #81686. Asked by angryllama. (Jun 08 07 10:30 AM)


    mick_is_god

    		In Persian, -stan means home of, or place of. So Kazakhstan would mean home to the Kazakhs, and Afghanistan would mean home to the Afghans.

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

    Jun 08 07, 11:58 AM

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