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| has gloss | eng: Khorasan (also transcribed as Khurasan and Khorassan, anciently called Traxiane during Hellenistic and Parthian times) currently names a region located in north eastern Iran, but historically referred to a much larger area east and north-east of the Persian Empire (see Greater Khorasan). The name Khorasan is Persian and means "where the sun arrives from." The name was given to the eastern province of Persia during the Sassanid Empire. |
| lexicalization | eng: Khorasan Province |
| lexicalization | eng: Khorasan |
| lexicalization | eng: Khorāsān Province |
| instance of | e/Provinces of Iran |
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| media:img | IranOldProvinceKhorasan.png |
| media:img | Muslim Expansions in 13th century and Khorasan's region.jpg |
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