-stan

The suffix -stan (Persian: ـستان‎, romanized: 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 Persian language. It appears in the names of many regions in Iran, Afghanistan, and Central and South Asia, as well as in the Caucasus and Russia.

-stan

The suffix -stan (Persian: ـستان‎, romanized: 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 Persian language. It appears in the names of many regions in Iran, Afghanistan, and Central and South Asia, as well as in the Caucasus and Russia.