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Turan
Sign in to saveTuran (; ; , , ) is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical region, or a culture. The original Turanians were an Iranian tribe of the Avestan age.
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- Overview
- History
- Ancient literature
- Avesta
- Sassanian Empire
- Middle literature
- Early Islamic era
- Shahnameh
- Modern literature
- Geography
- Linguistics
- Ideology
- Politics
- Names
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Turan (; ; , , ) is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical region, or a culture. The original Turanians were an Iranian tribe of the Avestan age.
== Overview == thumb|450px|German "Map of Iran and Turan", dated 1843 (during the [[Qajar dynasty), Turan territory indicated by orange line (here enhanced).
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