-ਸਤਾਨ
ਪਿਛੇਤਰ -ਸਤਾਨ (Persian:ـستان‎‎ -stān) ਸਥਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ ਮੂਲ ਦਾ  ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਮੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਦੱਖਣੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ ਵਿਚ, ਕਾਕੇਸ਼ਸ ਅਤੇ ਰੂਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਮਗਰ ਲੱਗਿਆ ਹੈ; ਜਿੱਥੇ ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਦੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਪਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਰਦੂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਰੇਗਸਤਾਨ (ریگستان), ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ , ਹਿੰਦੁਸਤਾਨ, ਗੁਲਸਤਾਨ(گلستان), ਆਦਿ।

ਨਿਰੁਕਤੀ 
ਇਹ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ, ਜੋ ਮੂਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸੁਤੰਤਰ ਨਾਂਵ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਨਾਂਵਮੂਲਕ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਅਕਸਰ ਆਉਣ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਬਣ ਗਿਆ, ਭਾਰਤ-ਈਰਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਰਤ-ਯੂਰਪੀ ਮੂਲ ਦਾ ਹੈ: ਇਹ Sanskrit sthā́na (Devanagari: स्थान [st̪ʰaːna]) ਨਾਲ ਸਗਵਾਂ ਹੈ।

The Proto-Indo-European root from which this noun is derived is *steh₂- (older reconstruction *stā-) "to stand" (or "to stand up, to step (somewhere), to position (oneself)"), which is also the source of English to stand, Latin stāre, and Ancient Greek histamai (ἵσταμαι), all meaning "to stand" and ਰੂਸੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ стан (stan, meaning "settlement" or "semi-permanent camp"). In ਪੋਲਿਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਯੂਕਰੇਨੀ, stan means "state" or "condition", while in Serbo-Croatian it translates as "apartment" (a Slovenian word "stanovanje" means apartment or other closed space of living is an obvious derivative of stan) in its modern usage, while its original meaning was "habitat". In Czech and Slovak, it means "tent" or, in military terms, "headquarters". Also in Germanic languages, the root can be found in Stand ("place, location"), and in Stadt (German), stad/sted (Dutch/Scandinavian), stêd (West Frisian) and stead (English), all meaning either "place" or "city". The suffix -stan is analogous to the suffix -land, present in many country and location names.

ਦੇਸ਼

ਦੇਸੀ ਨਾਮ 
 ਆਰਮੇਨੀਆ Hayastan (ਆਰਮੀਨੀਆ)
 ਭਾਰਤ Hindustan (ਭਾਰਤ)

Sub-national units

ਇਰਾਨ 
ਕੁਝ ਇਰਾਨ ਦੇ ਸੂਬੇ:
 Golestan
 ਖੁਜਿਸਤਾਨ ਰਿਆਸਤ
 ਕੁਰਦਿਸਤਾਨ ਸੂਬਾ
 Lorestan
 Sistan and Baluchestan

ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ

ਰੂਸ 
ਰੂਸ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਸੂਬੇ:
 
 
 Tatarstan

ਹੋਰ 
 Gobustan Rayon, ਅਜ਼ਰਬਾਈਜਾਨ
 Karakalpakstan, ਉਜ਼ਬੇਕਿਸਤਾਨ
 ਕੁਰਦਿਸਤਾਨ, ਇਰਾਕ
 ਨੂਰਿਸਤਾਨ ਸੂਬਾ, ਅਫਗਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ

ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਅਤੇ ਦੇਸ਼

ਅਫਗਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ 
 Arghistan
 Ajristan
 Gulistan
 Kohistan (several)
 Malestan
 Raghistan
 Shahristan

ਇਰਾਨ 
 Ardestan
 Chamestan
 Dashtestan
 Khalajastan
 Larestan
 Mehrestan
 Parchestan (several)
 Sarvestan
 Shahrestan (Shahrestan). It is also a common noun meaning "county" in Persian, used for the counties of Iran.
 Takestan
 Tangestan

ਹੋਰ 
 Buston, Tajikistan
 Gulistan, Uzbekistan
 Kohistan, Pakistan
 Kuhistoni Mastchoh, Tajikistan
 North Waziristan, Pakistan
 Shahriston, Tajikistan
 South Waziristan, Pakistan
 Turkistan, Kazakhstan

ਖੇਤਰ 
 Arabistan – ਅਰਬੀ ਪਰਾਇਦੀਪ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਅਰਥ 
 Arbayistan – ﻿ਸਾਸਾਨੀ ਸਲਤਨਤ Persian satrapy in Late Antiquity
 Asorestan – the province of Babylonia under the Sassanid Empire
 Azadistan – a short-lived state in the Iranian province of ਅਜ਼ਰਬਾਈਜਾਨ under Mohammad Khiabani
 Balawaristan – a revived historical name of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
 ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ/ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ – ਇਰਾਨ, ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ 
 Baloristan – ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਇਲਾਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ 
 ਬਾਲਤਿਸਤਾਨ – ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਖੇਤਰ 
 Bantustan – an ਨਸਲੀ ਵਿਤਕਰਾ-era South African black 'homeland' (the term coined by analogy)
 Cholistan Desert – ਪੰਜਾਬ, ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਰੂਥਲੀ ਖੇਤਰ 
 Dardistan – a region in northern ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ of Dardu speakers
 East Pakistan – the historic name for pre-independence Bangladesh
 East Turkestan or Uyghurstan – a region dominated by the Turkic-speaking Uyghur people, located in northwest China
 Frangistan – a historical term used (by Muslims and Persians in particular) to refer to Western or Christian Europe
 Hazaristan – the Hazarajat, homeland of the Hazara people in central Afghanistan
 Hindustan – land of the Indus River.
 Kabulistan – a historical name of the territory centered around present-day Kabul Province of Afghanistan
 Kafiristan (land of the infidels) – historic region in Afghanistan until 1896, now known as Nuristan. A similarly-named region exists in north Pakistan.
 Kohistan – several regions of this name exist
 Kurdistan – Kurdish region
 Lazistan – Persian name of Lazica, an ancient Georgian monarchy in western Georgia.
 Lezgistan – ethnolinguistic region in southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan
 Moghulistan (Mughalistan) – a historical area in Central Asia that included parts of modern-day Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang
 North Waziristan – northern part of Waziristan region in Pakistan
 Pashtunistan – the area of Afghanistan and North-Western Pakistan historically inhabited by the Pashtun tribes
 Quhistan – a region of medieval Persia, essentially the southern part of Greater Khorasan
 Registan – historic site in Samarkand, meaning "place of sand"
 Russian Turkestan – Turkestan in the Russian Empire, later Turkestan Autonomous SSR
 Sakastan or Sistan – region of Afghanistan and Pakistan where Scythians or Sakas resided in the 2nd century BCE
 Saraikistan – a proposed region in southern Punjab province of Pakistan
 South Waziristan – southern part of Waziristan region in Pakistan
 Tabaristan – a historical region along the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea
 Talyshistan – ethnolinguistic region in the SE Caucasus and NW Iran
 Tokharistan, Tocharistan or Tukharistan, also known as Balkh or Bactria – the ancient name of a historical region in Central Asia, located between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya (Oxus)
 Turkestan or Turkistan – ethnolinguistic region of Turkic peoples and languages, encompassing Central Asia, northwest China, parts of the Caucasus and Asia Minor
 Uyghurstan, China, same as East Turkestan
 Waziristan – a region of northwest Pakistan
 Zabulistan – a historical region in the border area of today's Iran and Afghanistan, around the city Zabol

ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵਿਤ ਨਾਮ 
 Khalistan or Sikhistan – a proposed country created from areas within India with a Sikh majority.
 Maronistan – a proposed name for Maronite state in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War.

ਗਲਪੀ 
 Adjikistan – a fictional central Asian country in the videogame SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault.
 Aldastan – a fictional central Asian country consisting of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, from Command & Conquer: Generals.
 Avgatiganistan – a pun of 'Afghanistan', it means 'Fried eggs' ('Avga tiganista') in Greek. Fictional country by author Eugene Trivizas.
 Azadistan – a fictional kingdom from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 00, It means "free land".
 Azmanastan (or Uzmenistan) – a fictional country and region in the film The Expendables 3.
 Bazrakhistan – a fictional former Soviet republic in the movie Act of War (1998) starring Jack Scalia.
 Belgistan – fictional Middle Eastern country in the anime Gasaraki.
 Berzerkistan – a fictional republic run by genocidal terrorist godhead and President for Life Trff Bmzklfrpz, in the comic strip Doonesbury.
 Derkaderkastan – fictional Middle Eastern country in Team America: World Police.
 Franistan – fictional country referred to in the television show I Love Lucy.
 Helmajistan – fictional area from the anime Full Metal Panic!.
 Howduyustan ("how do you stand?") – fictional country from Uncle Scrooge comic book stories.
 Iranistan – an oriental region of Hyborea (Conan the Barbarian stories).
 Istan – a fictional island state in the online role-playing game, Guild Wars Nightfall.
 Kamistan (Islamic Republic of) – a fictional Middle Eastern country featured in the television series 24.
 Kazinistan – an ideal state imagined by John Rawls in The Law of Peoples, in which there is a system of law, legal representation for all groups, and a respect for basic human rights, but not full democracy.
 Kehjistan – the state of the eastern jungles in the game Diablo II.
 Kerakhistan – a fictional Middle Eastern country featured in the tabletop miniature wargame Battlefield Evolution.
 Kreplachistan – fictional country in the movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
 Langbortistan - fictional country in the Danish Donald Duck cartoons
 Obristan - a fictional country in Papers, Please.
 Paristan or Pari-estan – a fairyland in the folklore of Middle East, South Asia and Central Asia.
 Pokolistan – a fictional country in DC Comics.
 Serdaristan – a fictional country in Battlefield: Bad Company.
 Takistan – a fictional country in ARMA 2: Operation Arrowhead.
 Tazbekistan – a fictional central Asian nation in the BBC television series Ambassadors.
 Trashcanistan – a fictional country mentioned by the hosts of "MXC".
 Turaqistan – fictional country in the movie War, Inc..
 Tyrgyzstan – fictional country in the BBC television drama The State Within.
 Zekistan – a fictional central Asian nation in the video game Full Spectrum Warrior.

ਹੋਰ 
 Absurdistan – sometimes used to satirically describe a country where everything goes wrong
 Bimaristan – a kind of hospital in medieval Persia and the medieval Islamic world
 Bradistan – a moniker for Bradford, England, owing to its large population of Pakistani worker migrants
 Dalitstan.org – a Dalit advocacy website active until mid-2006, one of 18 websites that were blocked by the Indian government to check for hate messages following the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings.
 Dondestan – an album by Robert Wyatt. Sounds like ¿Dónde están? (Where are they?) in Spanish.
 Filmistan – a film-production company
 Gazimestan – name of a monument commemorating the historical Battle of Kosovo
 Hamastan – a concept of a Palestinian Islamic government with Sharia as law
 Iranistan – a pseudo-orientalist mansion built for P. T. Barnum in 1848 in Connecticut
 Islamistan – means 'Land of Islam', used in various contexts
 Jewistan – an anti-Semitic moniker proposed by Professor Francis Boyle as a replacement name for the state of Israel.
 Londonistan – French counter-terrorism agents gave the British/English capital of London this sobriquet. Sometimes used derogatorily to refer to the large immigrant population in the city of London.
 Muristan – a complex of streets and shops in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem
 New Yorkistan – the title of the cover art for the December 10, 2001 edition of The New Yorker magazine
 The New Yorkistan map itself included various districts ending in -stan, e.g., Bronxistan, Cold Turkeystan, Fuhgeddabouditstan, Gaymenistan, Taxistan, Youdontunderstandistan, etc.
 Paganistan – the pagan/neo-pagan community of Minneapolis-Saint Paul in Minnesota
 Registan – a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Samarkand, Uzbekistan
 Sarvestan – a Sassanid-era palace in the Iranian province of Sarvestan
 Shabestan – an underground space, usually found in traditional architecture of mosques, houses, and schools in ancient Persia
 Shahrestan (several meanings)
 Skateistan – a skateboarding/educational organization based in Kabul, Afghanistan

ਇਹ ਵੀ ਵੇਖੋ 
 -abad – another Persian placename suffix
 Greater Iran

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