Tajik word senses marked with place category "Political subdivisions"
Parent categories: Polities, Places, Names
Subcategories: Districts, Emirates, Federal cities, Governorates, Oblasts, Provinces, Regions, Republics, States, Union territories
Total 89 word senses
- Абузабӣ (Proper name) Abu Dhabi (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates; capital of Abu Dhabi emirate); Abu Dhabi (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates, on the southern Persian Gulf)
- Албурз (Proper name) Alborz (a mountain range in northern Iran stretching from the borders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the northwest to the southern end of the Caspian Sea, and ending in the east at the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan); Alborz (a province of Iran)
- Ардабил (Proper name) Ardabil (the capital city of Ardabil Province, Iran); Ardabil (a province of Iran)
- Бадахшон (Proper name) Badakhshan (a region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan); Badakhshan (a province of Afghanistan, named after the historical region)
- Бадахшон (Proper name) Badakhshan (a region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan); Badakhshan (an autonomous province of Tajikistan)
- Балучистон (Proper name) Balochistan (a region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia, northwest of the Arabian Sea, dominated by desert and mountains, composed of southwestern Pakistan, southeastern Iran and a strip of southwestern Afghanistan; inhabited by the Baloch people); Balochistan (a province of Pakistan)
- Балх (Proper name) Balkh (a town in Balkh, province of Afghanistan, historically an ancient city and centre of Buddhism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism and capital of Bactria.); Balkh (a province of Afghanistan, named after the ancient city)
- Бангола (Proper name) Bengal (a region in the northeast of South Asia, today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).)
- Бағдод (Proper name) Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq); Baghdad (a governorate of Iraq)
- Бағлон (Proper name) Baghlan (a city in Afghanistan); Baghlan (a province of Afghanistan)
- Бодғис (Proper name) Badghis (a province of Afghanistan)
- Бомиён (Proper name) Bamyan (a province of Afghanistan); Bamyan (a city in Bamyan, Afghanistan)
- Бушаҳр (Proper name) Bushehr (a province of Iran); Bushehr (the provincial capital of Bushehr Province, Iran)
- Вардак (Proper name) Wardak (a province of Afghanistan)
- Восит (Proper name) Wasit (a governorate of Iraq).
- Гуҷарот (Proper name) Gujarat (a state of India)
- Деҳлӣ (Proper name) Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
- Дойкундӣ (Proper name) Daykundi (a province of Afghanistan)
- Доғистон (Proper name) Dagestan (a republic of Russia, located in the Caucasus region)
- Дубай (Proper name) Dubai (an emirate of the United Arab Emirates)
- Занҷон (Proper name) Zanjan (a province of Iran); Zanjan (the provincial capital of Zanjan Province, Iran)
- Зафаробод (Proper name) Zafarobod (a district of Sughd, Tajikistan); Zafarobod (the district capital of the Zafarobod District, Sughd, Tajikistan)
- Зобул (Proper name) Zabul (a province of Afghanistan)
- Искандария (Proper name) Alexandria (a city, port, and former capital of Egypt, famed for its ancient library and lighthouse); Alexandria (a governorate of Egypt, around the city)
- Исфаҳон (Proper name) Isfahan (a province of Iran)
- Кирмон (Proper name) Kerman (a province in Iran); Kerman (a city, the provincial capital of Kerman Province, Iran)
- Кирмоншоҳ (Proper name) Kermanshah (a province of Iran); Kermanshah (the provincial capital of Kermanshah Province, Iran)
- Кобул (Proper name) Kabul (a province of Afghanistan)
- Кописо (Proper name) Kapisa (a province of Afghanistan)
- Кунар (Proper name) Kunar (a province of Afghanistan); Kunar (a river in Afghanistan and Pakistan)
- Кунар (Proper name) Kunar (a province of Afghanistan); Kunar (a valley in Afghanistan and Pakistan)
- Курдистон (Proper name) Kurdistan (A region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds. It encompasses parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria); Kurdistan (an autonomous region in northern and northeastern Iraq lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)
- Курдистон (Proper name) Kurdistan (A region in the Middle East inhabited mostly by the Kurds. It encompasses parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria); Kurdistan (a province in northwestern Iran lying within the aforementioned Kurdish-majority region)
- Лағмон (Proper name) Laghman (a province of Afghanistan)
- Луристон (Proper name) Lorestan (a province of Iran, mostly inhabited by the Lur people)
- Лӯгар (Proper name) Logar (a province of Afghanistan); Logar (a river in Logar province)
- Мадина (Proper name) Medina (a province of Saudi Arabia); Medina (a city, the provincial capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb)
- Макка (Proper name) Mecca (a province of Saudi Arabia); Mecca (a large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible)
- Маскав (Proper name) Moscow (a federal city, the capital of Russia)
- Маскав (Proper name) Moscow (an oblast of Russia, surrounding the city of Moscow)
- Мозандарон (Proper name) Mazandaran (a land mentioned in Shahnameh and Avesta); Mazandaran (A northern province of Iran)
- Муғулистон (Proper name) Mongolia (a country in East Asia); Mongolia (a region in East Asia including Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, sometimes also including Buryatia, Tuva, Altay)
- Нангарҳор (Proper name) Nangarhar (a province of Afghanistan)
- Нимрӯз (Proper name) Nimruz (a province of Afghanistan)
- Нуристон (Proper name) Nuristan (a province of Afghanistan)
- Озарбойҷони Шарқӣ (Proper name) East Azerbaijan (a province of Iran)
- Озарбойҷони Ғарбӣ (Proper name) West Azerbaijan (One of 31 provinces in Iran, located in the north-west of the country and bordered by parts of Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan)
- Оҳаё (Proper name) Ohio (a state of the United States)
- Пактико (Proper name) Paktika (a province of Afghanistan)
- Пактиё (Proper name) Paktia (a province of Afghanistan)
- Панҷоб (Proper name) Punjab (a geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.); Punjab (a state in northern India)
- Панҷоб (Proper name) Punjab (a geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.); Punjab (a province in Pakistan)
- Панҷшер (Proper name) Panjshir (a province of Afghanistan)
- Парвон (Proper name) Parwan (a province of Afghanistan)
- Роҷистон (Proper name) Rajasthan (a state in northwestern India, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana)
- Самангон (Proper name) Samangan (a province of Afghanistan)
- Сарипул (Proper name) Sar-e Pol (a province of Afghanistan); Sar-e Pol (the capital city of Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan)
- Синд (Proper name) Sindh (One of the southern provinces of Pakistan, whose capital is Karachi, notably the area in which the Indus Valley Civilisation flourished)
- Систон ва Балучистон (Proper name) Sistan and Baluchestan (One of 31 provinces in Iran, in the south-east of the country)
- Суғд (Proper name) Sughd (a province of Tajikistan)
- Тахор (Proper name) Takhar (a province of Afghanistan)
- Теҳрон (Proper name) Tehran (a province of Iran)
- Тотористон (Proper name) Tatarstan (a republic of eastern Russia)
- Турон (Proper name) Turan (a region of Central Asia, originally populated by Iranian Central Asian nomads; later, Iranians came to identify Turkic neighbours as Turanians)
- Урӯзгон (Proper name) Uruzgan (a province of Afghanistan)
- Фаластин (Proper name) Palestine (The region in Western Asia in the Middle East between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River); Palestine (A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East; the State of Palestine; the homeland of the Palestinian people)
- Фароҳ (Proper name) Farah (a province of Afghanistan); Farah (the provincial capital of Farah Province, Afghanistan)
- Фориёб (Proper name) Faryab (a province of Afghanistan); Faryab (the capital city of Faryab County, Kerman Province, Iran)
- Хайбер-Пухтунхво (Proper name) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (a province in northwestern Pakistan)
- Хатлон (Proper name) Khatlon (a province of Tajikistan)
- Хуросон (Proper name) Khorasan (The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan.); Khorasan (a former province of Iran, which subsequently divided into the South Khorasan, North Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan provinces)
- Хуросони Разавӣ (Proper name) Razavi Khorasan (a province of Iran)
- Хуросони Шимолӣ (Proper name) North Khorasan (a province of Iran)
- Хуросони Ҷанубӣ (Proper name) South Khorasan (a province of Iran)
- Хуст (Proper name) Khost; A province of Afghanistan
- Хӯзистон (Proper name) Khuzestan (a province of Iran)
- Чаҳормаҳол ва Бахтиёрӣ (Proper name) Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari (a province of Iran)
- Ғазнӣ (Proper name) Ghazni (a province of Afghanistan)
- Ғур (Proper name) Ghor (a province of Afghanistan)
- Қазвин (Proper name) Qazvin (a province of Iran)
- Қандаҳор (Proper name) Kandahar (a province of Afghanistan)
- Қоҳира (Proper name) Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)
- Қум (Proper name) Qom; A province of Iran
- Қундуз (Proper name) Kunduz; A province of Afghanistan
- Ҳамадон (Proper name) Hamadan (a province of Iran)
- Ҳелманд (Proper name) Helmand (a province of Afghanistan)
- Ҳирот (Proper name) Herat; A province of Afghanistan
- Ҳурмузгон (Proper name) Hormozgan (a province of Iran)
- Ҷӯзҷон (Proper name) Jowzjan (a province of Afghanistan)
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