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Wikipedia: Greater Khorasan (Persian: خراسان باستان یا خراسان بزرگ) (also written Khurasan) is a historical region spanning northeastern Iran, northern Afghanistan, and the southern parts of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The name "Khorasan" is derived from Middle Persian khor "sun" + asa "literally, like or akin to, but usually meaning arising from", hence meaning "land where the sun rises". The Persian word Khāvar-zamīn (Persian: خاور زمین), meaning "the eastern land", has also been used as an equivalent term.
![[An early turquoise mine in the Madan village of Khorasan.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Madan_Turquoise_Mines_s.jpg "An early turquoise mine in the Madan village of Khorasan.")
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![[The village of Meyamei.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Meyamei_s.jpg "The village of Meyamei.")
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 from Sherurcij |
from Sherurcij |
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