Quhistan
Quhistan(Persian:قهستان) orKohistan(کهستان,"mountainous land" ) was a region of medieval Persia, essentially the southern part ofKhurasan.Its boundaries appear to have been south of Khorasan to north, Yazd to West, Sistan to South, Afghanistan to East. Quhistan was a province in old days with a rich history in Persian literature, art and science. Notable historical towns include Tun (modern-dayFerdows),Qa'in,Gunabad,Tabas,Birjand,Turshez(modern-dayKashmar),Khwaf,Taybad,and Zawah (modern-dayTorbat-e Heydarieh). It is home to famous castles. Safron, berberies (Zereshk) and jujube (Annab) are among the famous agricultural products that are exclusively produced in Ghohestan. HakimNezari Ghohestani,[1]Sima Bina[2][circular reference]and Professor Reza Ghohestani[3]are among famous people who are originally from Ghohestan.
Dagestanin theNorth Caucasuswas previously and originally named"Quhistan",which has the same meaning asDagestan:dağandkuhare theTurkicand Persian words for "mountain", respectively.-istanis Persian suffix meaning "land [of]".
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[edit]- ^"متن انتقادى ديوان حكيم نزاري قهستاني: براساس ده نسخه، نه نسخۀ خطي معتبر كهن سال: و متن ماشن شدۀ رسالۀ دكترى دكتر سيد علي رضا مجتهدزاده / Matn-i intiqādī-i dīvān-i Ḥakīm Nizārī Quhistānī: bar asās-i dah nuskhah, nuh nuskhah-i khaṭṭī-i muʻtabar-i kuhan sāl: va matn-i māshīn shudah-i risālah-i dukturá-i Duktur Sayyid ʻAlī Riz̤ā Mujtahidzādah".WorldCat.
- ^Sima Bina
- ^"Fellowship".
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