"Stan" in several Middle and Near Eastern languages means "land," and "i" or "e" before the letters "stan" originated as a possessive marker in Farsi (Persian / Iranian language) which is the equivalent of English apostrophe "s" and shows "belonging to" or use of the preposition "of" indicating ownership -- or in this case, "a place of, or belonging to...".
Thus, "Afghanistan" simply means "Land of the Afghans," "Uzbekistan" translates as "Land of the Uzbeks," and so on. "Pakistan" is a bit fancier, meaning "Land of the Pure." There are eight countries ending in "stan": Afghanistan, Dagestan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Additionally there are a number of ethnic regions, internally and surrounding Iran, which are not independent countries also carrying the "stan" ending: Kurdistan, Baluchistan (Balochistan?), Luristan (Loristan?), Gilakistan, Mazandaranistan, etc.
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Stan means land so Afghanistan is land of afgans
There are 7 countires ending in stan suffix that are: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Five: Kazakhstan, Kryrgystan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
NepalNorth Korea
Afganistan, Hindustan, Kazakhistan, Kyrgystan, Pakistan, Turkmeinistan,Uzbekistan, Tajakistan
"country," source of place names such as Afghanistan, Pakistan , etc., from Pers. -stan "country," from Indo-Iranian *stanam "place," lit. "where one stands," from PIE *sta-no- , from base *sta- "to stand"
There are many different religions in Asia: China has many who practice Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. India has mostly Hindu and some who practice Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The countries of Indochina and Mongolia are mainly Buddhist with a lot of cultural adaptations. The Middle East and almost all countries that end in "stan" are mostly Islamic. Israel is mostly Jewish. Russia is primarily Orthodox Christian. Japan's most popular religion is Shinto followed closely by Buddhism. *In all the of the countries there are minorities of other religions but these are the main ones.
Golf With Stan Leonard ended on 1965-09-26.
A Minute with Stan Hooper ended on 2003-12-12.
Guess the question should be Is Thailand a country in Asia? Yes, it's even a part of ten countries that will be the ASEAN community beginning in end of 2015.
Asia and Africa
asia and africa