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Dehestan (other)
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Dehestan, Dehistan or Dahistan () is a name shared by many places in Central Asia. It may refer to: * the homeland of the Dahae, an extinct ancient tribe in what is now Turkmenistan and Iran * Dehestan (administrative division) ("district" or "county") is a modern administrative subdivision in Iran * Dehestan, Afghanistan * Dehestan, East Azerbaijan, Iran * Dehestan-e Bala, Iran * Dehestan-e Pain, Iran * Dehistan/Mishrian, an archaeological site in Turkmenistan * an alternate name for Hyrcania Hyrcania (; ''Hyrkanía'', Old Persian: 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 ''Varkâna'',Lendering (1996) Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 ''Gurgān'', Akkadian: ''Urqananu'') is a historical region composed of the land south-east of the Caspian Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahae
The Dahae, also known as the Daae, Dahas or Dahaeans (; ; , ; , ; , ; ; zh, t=大益, p=Dàyì; Persian language, Persian: ) were an Ancient Iranian peoples, ancient Eastern Iranian nomadic tribal confederation, who inhabited the steppes of Central Asia. Identification The Dahae may have been the () or () people mentioned in the Yasht, Yašts as one of the five peoples following the Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrian religion, along with the (), (), Sauromatian culture, (), and (), although this identification is uncertain. The Iranologist János Harmatta has identified the Dahā with the Massagetae/Massagetae, Sakā tigraxaudā based on ancient Graeco-Roman authors' mention of the as living between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, where Arrian also located the Massagetae and the Dahae. The scholars A. Abetekov and H. Yusupov have also suggested that the were a constituent tribe of the Massagetae. The scholar Y. A. Zadneprovskiy has instead suggested that the Dahae were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dehestan (administrative Division)
A dehestan (, also Romanized as "dehestān") is a type of administrative division of Iran. It is above the village and under the bakhsh A (, also romanized as ) is a third-level administrative division Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geog .... , there were 2,400 dehestans in Iran. References Subdivisions of Iran Types of administrative division {{Iran-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dehestan, Afghanistan
Dehestan is a village in Badghis Province in north western Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde .... References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in Badghis Province {{Badghis-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dehestan, East Azerbaijan
Dehestan (, also Romanized as Dehestān) is a village in Bozkosh Rural District, in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 138, in 32 families. References Populated places in Ahar County {{Ahar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dehestan-e Bala
Dehestan-e Bala () is a village in, and the capital of, Daragah Rural District of the Central District of Hajjiabad County Hajjiabad County () is in Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Hajjiabad, about 100 km north of Bandar Abbas (the capital of the province), and best known for its citrus produce. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 710 in 163 households. The following census in 2011 counted 539 people in 152 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 575 people in 175 households.See also ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dehestan-e Pain
Dehestan-e Pain (, also Romanized as Dehestān-e Pā’īn or Dehesān-e Pāyīn) is a village in Dar Agah Rural District, in the Central District of Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort .... At the 2006 census, its population was 884, in 194 families. References Populated places in Hajjiabad County {{Hajjiabad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dehistan/Mishrian
The former city of Dehistan/Mashhad-i Misrian (), now in the Balkan Region of western Turkmenistan, was a major economic center from the 10th to the 14th centuries CE. The city lay on an important trade route of the states comprising Greater Iran. Sites Misrian A double-walled city punctuated with guard-towers, Misrian was abandoned c. 15th century. Only a few monuments survive: * Mosque of Khorezmshah Mohammed: Nothing stands except the two side columns of the main portal —18 m. in height, decorated with brickwork and turquoise glaze to render floral and geometric patterns— and a minaret at the corner of courtyard. The foundation of the mosque, comprising numerous fired-brick columns, have been excavated and restored. In the center of the courtyard, Niyazov had installed 3 evergreen trees within a fence in 1993. *Abu-Jafar Ahmed Minaret: About 120 m. away from the courtyard minaret, this was designed by one Abu Bini Ziyad c. early 11th century. It features two rings of Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |