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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 Plat ...
, 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 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 ...
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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 Cou ...
** Razavi Khorasan Province * Khorasan, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran * Khorosan, an alternate name of Sain Qaleh, Iran *
Khuroson District Khuroson District (russian: Хуросонский район; tg, Ноҳияи Хуросон, 1991-2004: ''Ghozimalik District'', before 1991: ''Kuybyshev District'') is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It extends south from national ...
, a district in Khatlon province of Tajikistan *
Horasan Horasan ( ku, Xoresan), is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Abdulkadir Aydın ( SP). In 2008 the population of the town was 17,661 while that of the Horasan district was 43,852. Ho ...
, a town and district of Erzurum Province of Turkey *
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 ...
, a wheat variety *
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 ...
, a group of senior al-Qaeda members who reportedly operate in Syria *
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 mai ...
, a branch of ISIL that operates in Pakistan and Afghanistan


See also

* Khorasani (disambiguation) *
Khwarazm Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the ea ...
or Chorasmia, an oasis region south of the Aral Sea * Khwarazmian (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation, geo