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Turan

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Type Region
Usage Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Arabic
Scripts توران(Persian) طوران(Arabic)

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Historical region in central Asia, originally inhabited by nomadic Iranian peoples and traditionally said to mean "land of Tur". It is mentioned frequently in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

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RootTur (given name)
Given Name DescendantsTuran(Azerbaijani) Turan(Turkish)
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Entry updated October 6, 2024

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