Sistan
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Persian سیستان (sistân), from earlier Persian سجستان (sajestân), from سکاستان (sakâstân), from Old Persian *Sakastānah.
Proper noun
[edit]Sistan
- A province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.
- (historical) A geographic region of the eastern Iranian Plateau in eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan, extending into southwestern Pakistan; inhabited by the Scythian Saka tribe between the 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE.
- Former name of Zabol.
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- English terms derived from Old Persian
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Provinces of Iran
- en:Places in Iran
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of Iran
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of Afghanistan
- en:Geographic and cultural areas of Pakistan
- en:Places in Afghanistan
- en:Places in Pakistan