Wanna know about Qazaqstan & Central Asia?

by **Haled** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:30 am

What d u know 'bout countries which names end on 'stan'

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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

by **Dixie** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:43 am

What does that suffix mean anyway?

by **Haled** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:29 am

Dixie wrote:What does that suffix mean anyway?

Stan means country. Kazkhstan=country of kazaks, Uzbekistan=country of uzbeks etc.

by **Dixie** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:13 pm

That's interesting! In what language, though?

Sorry for my ignorance.

by **Haled** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:43 am

In turkic languages.