Iranian Submitted Place Names

Abijan آبیجان (Settlement) Armenian, Bengali, Japanese, Pashto, Persian, Turkmen
Form of Abidjan used in multiple languages.

Abkhaz آبخاز (Country) Mongolian, Ossetian, Persian
Mongolian, Ossetian, and Persian form of Abkhazia.

Abuzabi ابوظبی (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese, Persian, Tajik
Chinese, Persian and Tajik form of Abu Dhabi.

Adigheyeh آدیغیه‎ (Political Subdivision) Persian
Persian form of Adygea.

Adis Ababa آدیس آبابا (Settlement) Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Hindi, Persian and Urdu form of Addis Ababa.

Afriqa آفریقا (Region) Pashto, Persian, Uyghur
Pashto, Persian and Uyghur form of Africa.

Ahmadabad احمدآباد (Settlement) Hindi, Marathi, Persian
Hindi, Marathi and Persian form of Ahmedabad.

Āḵan آخن (Settlement) Arabic, Persian
Arabic and Persian form of Aachen.

Albani آلبانی (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian, Persian
Form of Albania.

Alborz البرز (Political Subdivision & Mountain) Persian
Persian form of Hara Berezaiti, used as the name of a mountain and province in Iran.

Aljazayer الجزایر (Country) Persian
Persian form of Jaza'ir, referring only to the country.

Aljazireh الجزیره (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Jaza'ir, referring to the city of Algiers.

Alman آلمان (Country) Persian, Pashto
Persian and Pashto form of Alemannia via the French form Allemagne. This is the Persian name for Germany.

Alman آلمان (Country) Persian, Pashto
Persian and Pashto form of Alemannia via the French form Allemagne. This is the Persian and Pashto name for Germany.

Almati آلماتی (Settlement) Kazakh, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, Hindi, Hungarian, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Almaty as well as an alternate transcription of Almaty.

Aman امان (Settlement) Amharic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Slovene, Tagalog
Form of Amman used in multiple languages.

Angula آنگولا (Country) Persian
Persian form of Angola.

Ankara آنکارا (Settlement & River) Turkish, English, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkmen, Ukrainian
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ankura) meaning "anchor, hook", referring to a river bend. This is the name of the capital city of Turkey as well as a river of the same name.

Artan آرتان (Country & Region) Persian
Artan was the name of Dariush’s father in law.

Arzhantin آرژانتین (Country) Persian
Persian form of Argentina.

Asijə (Region) Talysh
Talysh form of Asia.

Asmarah اسمره (Settlement) Arabic, Persian
Arabic and Persian form of Asmara.

Astaneh آستانه (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Astana.

Avropə (Region) Talysh
Talysh form of Europa (see Europe).

Azarbayjan آذربایجان (Country & Region) Persian
Persian form of Azerbaijan.

Azərbojčon (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Azerbaijan.

Baghdad بغداد (Settlement) Arabic, English, Armenian, Hindi, Italian, Malay, Pashto, Persian, Urdu, Uyghur
From Persian بغداد (Baghdad) most likely derived from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭢𐭣𐭲‎ (bgdt) meaning "given by god", itself from Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (dātaʰ) meaning "given, created"... [more]

Bahama باهاما (Country) Bengali, Chinese, Estonian, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Uyghur
Form of Bahamas used in various languages.

Bahama باهاما (Country) Bengali, Chinese, Estonian, Finnish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Persian
Form of Bahamas used in various languages.

Baku باکو (Settlement) English, Russian, Persian
From Azerbaijani Bakı from Persian باکو (baku), which is of uncertain meaning. One popular etymology suggests that it means "wind-pounded city" from Persian باد (bad) meaning "wind" and کوبیدن (kubidan) meaning "to pound, to beat", given in reference to the area's frequent storms and high winds... [more]

Baluchestan بلوچستان (Political Subdivision & Region) Persian
Persian form of Balochistan.

Bangaleh بنگاله (Political Subdivision & Region) Persian
Older Persian form of Bengal.

Bangeladesh بنگلادش (Country) Persian
Persian form of Bangladesh.

Banjul بانجول (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uzbek
Derived from Mandinka bang julo meaning "rope fibre". This is the name of the capital city of The Gambia.

Bankuk بانکوک (Settlement) Arabic, Persian
Arabic and Persian form of Bangkok.

Barbados باربادوس (Island & Country) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
From Portuguese barbados meaning "bearded ones", ultimately from barba meaning "beard". It is unclear what exactly the name refers to; it may have come from the hanging vines of fig trees on the island, from the beards worn by the native Carib (Kalinago) people, or from the 'beard' formed by sea foam surrounding the island... [more]

Barselon بارسلون (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Barcelona.

Barselon بارسلون (Settlement) Mongolian, Persian
Mongolian and Persian form of Barcelona.

Belgerad بلگراد (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Belgrade.

Belzhik بلژیک (Country) Persian
Persian form of French Belgique (see Belgium).

Berezil برزیل (Country) Persian
Persian form of Brazil.

Bermeh برمه (Country) Persian
Persian form of Burma.

Beyrut بیروت (Settlement) Amharic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Hindi, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Persian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
Form of Beirut used in numerous languages.

Bokhara بخارا (Settlement) Persian, Bashkir, Tatar
Persian, Bashkir and Tatar form of Bukhara.

Bokharest بخارست‎ (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Bucharest.

Bolgharestan بلغارستان (Country) Persian
From Persian بلغار (bolghar) meaning "Bulgarian" combined with the suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for Bulgaria.

Bolivi بولیوی (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian, Persian
Form of Bolivia.

Boruney برونئی (Country) Persian
Persian form of Brunei.

Bruksel بروکسل‎ (Settlement) Kurdish, Persian
Kurdish and Persian form of Brussels.

Butan بوتان (Country) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Dhivehi, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Slovene, Turkmen, Ukrainian
Form of Bhutan used in various languages.

Chechen چچن (Political Subdivision) Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Persian
Form of Chechnya.

Chechenistan چچنستان (Political Subdivision) Persian
From Persian چچن (čečen) meaning "Chechen" and the suffix ـستان (-stân) meaning "land of". This is a Persian name for Chechnya.

Cheragh چراغ (Settlement) Persian
This is the name of a village in Lorestan Province in western Iran. This is also used as a place name element (first or last) in other villages across Iran.... [more]

Daghestan داغستان‎ (Political Subdivision) French, Italian, Persian, Romanian
French, Italian, Persian, and Romanian form of Dagestan.

Daka داکا (Settlement) Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Georgian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Korean, Kurdish, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Slovene, Tajik
Form of Dhaka.

Dakar داکار (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
From Wolof Ndakaaru of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the capital city of Senegal.

Danub دانوب (River) Arabic, Armenian, Persian
Arabic, Armenian and Persian form of Danube.

Dehli دهلی (Settlement) Azerbaijani, Persian, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Delhi.

Dili دیلی (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From Portuguese or Tetum Díli, meaning uncertain. This is the name of the capital city of East Timor.

Doushanbeh دوشنبه (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Dushanbe.

Dublin دوبلین (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
From Irish Duibhlinn itself from Middle Irish Dublind meaning "black pool", derived from dub meaning "black, dark" and lind meaning "pool, lake"... [more]

Dún Na Ngall (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Iranian, Irish
Irish form of Donegal.

Elsalvador السالوادور (Country) Persian
Persian form of El Salvador.

Engelestan انگلستان (Country) Persian
From Persian انگلیس (engelis) meaning "England, English" and the suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for England.

Eritre اریتره (Country) Khmer, Persian, Turkish
Khmer, Persian and Turkish form of Eritrea via the French form Érythrée.

Esfahan اصفهان (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Isfahan.

Eshq-abad عشق‌آباد (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Ashgabat.

Eskandariyyeh اسکندریه (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Iskandariyah.

Eskatland اسکاتلند (Country) Persian
Persian form of Scotland.

Eskopiyeh اسکوپیه‎ (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Skopje.

Eslam-abad اسلام‌آباد (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Islamabad.

Eslovaki اسلواکی (Country) Persian
Persian form of Slovakia.

Esloveni اسلوونی (Country) Persian
Persian form of Slovenia.

Espart اسپارت (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Sparta.

Esrail اسرائیل (Country) Persian
Persian form of Israel.

Estoni استونی (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Mongolian, Ossetian, Persian
Form of Estonia.

Faranseh فرانسه (Country) Persian
Persian form of France.

Filipin فیلیپین (Country) Western African, Hausa, Persian
Hausa and Persian form of Philippines.

Filipin فیلیپین (Country) Khmer, Persian
Khmer and Persian form of Philippines.

Gambiya گامبیا (Country) Bulgarian, Hindi, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Persian, Russian, Turkish, Uzbek
Form of Gambia used in various languages.

Gang گنگ (River) Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Form of Ganges.

Gazaxyston (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Kazakhstan.

Gelabad (Settlement) Iranian

Ghazzeh غزه (Region & Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Gaza.

Guyan گویان (Country) Persian
Persian form of Guyana.

Gyrčiston (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Gorjestan.

Gyrǧyzyston (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Kyrgyzstan.

Habasheh حبشه (Country & Region) Persian
Persian form of Habashah.

Halab حلب (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Arabic, Hindi, Pashto, Persian, Tajik, Urdu, Uzbek
Arabic form of Aleppo, as well as the form used in multiple other languages.

Hanui هانوی (Settlement) Arabic, Persian
Arabic and Persian form of Hanoi.

Hanuy هانوی (Settlement) Arabic, Persian
Arabic and Persian form of Hanoi.

Hanuy هانوی (Settlement) Arabic, Persian
Arabic and Persian form of Hanoi.

Heydarabad حیدرآباد (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Hyderabad.

Holand هلند (Country) Hebrew, Persian, Tajik
Hebrew, Persian and Tajik form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.

Honduras هندوراس (Country) Spanish, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu
Means "depths" in Spanish, either referring to the deep waters off the northern coast of the country or from Christopher Columbus' alleged quote "Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras" meaning "Thank God we have departed from those depths"... [more]

Indonezijə (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Indonesia.

Iravan ایروان (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Yerevan.

Iron (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Iran.

Irun ایرون (Country) Mazanderani
Mazanderani form of Iran.

Island ایسلند (Country & Island) Bosnian, Breton, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, German, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Serbian, Slovak, Swedish
Form of Iceland.

Jabal-et-tareq جبل‌الطارق (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Arabic جبل طارق (see Gibraltar).

Japonijə (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Japão (see Japan).

Javeh جاوه (Political Subdivision & Island) Persian
Persian form of Java.

Jeddeh جده (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Jeddah.

Jenoa جنوآ (Settlement) Hindi, Persian
Hindi and Persian form of Genoa.

Jibuti جیبوتی (Country & Settlement) Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Sinhalese, Turkmen, Urdu
Form of Djibouti.

Kabol کابل (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Kabul.

Kaliforniya کالیفرنیا (Political Subdivision) Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Persian, Russian, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of California.

Kambočə (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Cambodia.

Kamboj کامبوج (Country) Mongolian, Persian
Mongolian and Persian form of Cambodge (see Cambodia).

Kanbara کانبرا‎ (Settlement) Persian, Sinhalese
Persian and Sinhala form of Canberra.

Kashmir کشمیر (Region) Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, Persian, English
Derived from Sanskrit कश्मीर (kashmira) of uncertain meaning. It could be derived from the name of the sage Kashyapa combined with Sanskrit मीर (mira) meaning "ocean, sea" or मेरु (meru) referring to the legendary Mount Meru in Hindu and Buddhist tradition... [more]

Katmandu کاتماندو (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Georgian, Hungarian, Italian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Kathmandu.

Kazablanka کازابلانکا (Settlement) Arabic, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Kurdish, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Turkish
Form of Casablanca.

Kito کیتو (Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Quito used in various languages.

Kolombiya کلمبیا (Country) Amharic, Bengali, Kurdish, Nepali, Persian, Turkish
Form of Colombia used in various languages.

Komor کومور (Country) Kurdish, Persian
Kurdish and Persian form of Comoros.

Kopenhag کپنهاگ‎ (Settlement) Persian, Turkish
Persian and Turkish form of Copenhagen.

Kore کره (Country) Persian, Turkish
Persian and Turkish form of Korea.

Korejə (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Korea.

Koroasi کرواسی (Country) Persian
Persian form of Croatia.

Krākūf كراكوف (Settlement) Arabic, Persian
Arabic and Persian form of Krakow.

Kuala Lampur کوالا لامپور (Settlement) Persian, Urdu
Persian and Urdu form of Kuala Lumpur.

Kuba کوبا (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tajik, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uyghur, Uzbek
Form of Cuba.

Ladakh لداخ (Region & Political Subdivision) English, Persian
From Persian لداخ (ladakh), itself derived from Tibetan ལ་དྭགས (la dwags) meaning "land of high passes", from the words ལ (la) meaning "hillside, mountain pass" and དྭགས (dwags) meaning "open place"... [more]

Lahestan لهستان (Country) Persian
From Persian له (Lah) referring to the Lechites, a group of West Slavic tribes who are the ancestors of modern-day Poles, combined with the suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of"... [more]

Landan لندن (Settlement) Arabic, Burmese, Hausa, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Sanskrit, Sinhalese, Urdu
Form of London.

Lesoto لسوتو (Country) Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovene, Spanish, Tajik, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Lesotho used in numerous languages.

Lima لیما (Settlement) Spanish, Aymara, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Most likely a corruption of Rímac, the name of a river, itself derived from Quechua rimaq meaning "speaker, talker" (ultimately from rimay meaning "to speak")... [more]

Lobnan لبنان (Country) Persian
Persian form of Lebanon.

Luzun لوزون (Island) Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Persian and Urdu form of Luzon.

Madagaskar ماداگاسکار (Country & Island) Afrikaans, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Swedish, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek
Form of Madagascar.

Madineh مدینه (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Medina.

Makao ماکائو (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Georgian, Hebrew, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Lao, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Form of Macau used in numerous languages.

Makasar ماکاسار (Settlement) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Greek, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Urdu
Form of Makassar.

Makkeh مکه (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Mecca.

Maldiv مالدیو (Country) Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Persian
Azerbaijani, Bashkir, and Persian form of Maldives.

Maldiv مالدیو (Country) Azerbaijani, Hindi, Persian, Tajik
Azerbaijani, Hindi, Persian and Tajik form of Maldives.

Male ماله (Settlement) Dhivehi, Amharic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Georgian, Greek, Hindi, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Slovak, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Dhivehi form of Malé as well as the form used in various other languages.

Malt مالت (Country & Island) Persian
Persian form of Malta.

Manameh منامه (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Manama.

Manchuri منچوری (Region) Khmer, Persian
Khmer and Persian form of Manchuria.

Maqduniyeh مقدونیه (Region, Country & Political Subdivision) Persian
Persian form of Macedonia.

Marsey مارسی (Settlement) Hebrew, Persian
Hebrew and Persian form of Marseille.

Mashhad مشهد (Settlement) Persian, Tajik, Arabic
Derived from Arabic مشهد (mashhad) meaning "place of martyrdom", named for the shrine of imam Ali al-Rida in Twelver Shia tradition. This is the name of a city in Iran.

Mashhad مشهد (Settlement) Persian
Derived from Arabic مشهد (mashhad) meaning "place of martyrdom", so named for the shrine of imam Ali al-Rida in Twelver Shia tradition. This is the name of a city in Iran.

Masqat مسقط (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian, Urdu
Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian and Urdu form of Muscat.

Masqat مسقط (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Persian, Tajik, Urdu
Arabic form of Muscat as well as the form used in various other languages.

Masqat مسقط (Settlement) Arabic, Finnish, Hindi, Malay, Persian, Tajik, Urdu
Arabic form of Muscat as well as the form used in various other languages.

Mekzik مکزیک (Country) Persian
Persian form of Mexico, referring only to the country.

Mjanmə (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Myanmar.

Mogadishu موگادیشو (Settlement) English, Albanian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Sinhalese, Swedish, Tagalog
From Somali Muqdisho or Arabic مقديشو (Maqadishu) of uncertain meaning. It may be from Somali meaning "sight killer" or "blinder", possibly referring to the city's blinding beauty, derived from muuq meaning "sight, look, appearance" and disho meaning "kill"... [more]

Mogholestan مغولستان (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Persian
From Persian مغول‎ (moğul) meaning "Mongol, Mongolian" combined with the suffix ستان (stân) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for Mongolia.

Moldavi مولداوی (Country) Buryat, Chechen, Mari, Ossetian, Persian
Form of Moldova used in various languages.

Moritani موریتانی (Country) Korean, Persian
Korean and Persian form of Mauritania.

Moroni مورونی (Settlement) French, English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek
Derived from Ngazidja Comorian mroni meaning "at the river". This is the name of the capital city of the Comoros.

Muris موریس (Country) Persian
Persian form of Mauritius.

Namibia نامیبیا (Country) Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Danish, English, Finnish, Georgian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu
From the name of the Namib Desert, derived from Khoekhoe namib meaning "desert" or "vast place". This is the name of a country in southern Africa.

Napl ناپل (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Naples.

Nasereh ناصره (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Nazareth.

Neshel (Settlement) Persian

Nijeryeh نیجریه (Country) Persian
Persian form of Nigeria.

Novakshut نواکشوت (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Nouakchott.

Okrayn اوکراین (Country) Pashto, Persian
Pashto and Persian form of Ukraine.

Omman عمان (Country) Persian
Persian form of Oman.

Orasiya اوراسیا (Region) Persian
Persian form of Eurasia.

Ordon اردن (Country & River) Persian
Persian form of Jordan.

Orshalim اورشلیم (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Jerusalem.

Orugueh اروگوئه (Country) Persian
Persian form of Uruguay.

Orupa اروپا (Region) Pashto, Persian
Pashto and Persian form of Europa (see Europe).

Osetiya اوستیا (Region) Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Persian, Azerbaijani, Korean
Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Persian, Azerbaijani, and Korean form of Ossetia.

Otava اتاوا (River & Settlement) Bulgarian, Georgian, Hindi, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Persian, Portuguese, Serbian, Urdu
Form of Ottawa used in various languages.

Otrish اتریش (Country) Persian
Persian form of French Autriche (see Austria).

Panjab پنجاب (Political Subdivision & Region) Punjabi, Urdu, Persian
Punjabi, Urdu and Persian form of Punjab.

Perag پراگ (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Prague.

Peshavar پیشاور (Settlement) Hindi, Persian
Hindi and Persian form of Peshawar.

Piyong-yang پیونگ‌یانگ (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Pyongyang.

Qafqaz قفقاز (Region & Mountain) Persian, Azerbaijani
Persian and Azerbaijani form of Caucasus.

Qahereh قاهره (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Cairo.

Qatar قطر (Country) Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Romanian, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek
From Catharrei, the name given to the inhabitants of region by Roman writer Pliny the Elder, which may have been based on the name of a local settlement. The name Catara was later used by Greek astronomer Ptolemy to refer to the peninsula, which was eventually transmitted into Arabic... [more]

Qazzaqestan قزاقستان (Country) Persian
Persian form of Kazakhstan.

Qebres قبرس (Island & Country) Persian
Persian form of Cyprus.

Qerqizestan قرقیزستان (Country) Persian
Persian form of Kyrgyzstan.

Ramallah رام‌الله (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
From Arabic رام الله (Ram Allah) meaning "hill of God" or "height of God", derived from Aramaic רמא (rama) meaning "hill, height" and Arabic الله (Allah). This is the name of the de facto capital city of Palestine.

Riyaz ریاض (Settlement) Pashto, Persian, Urdu
Pashto, Persian and Urdu form of Riyadh.

Riyu Du Zhaniro ریو دو ژانیرو (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Rio de Janeiro.

Romani رومانی (Country) Persian
Persian form of Romania.

Samarqand سمرقند (Settlement) Uzbek, Tajik, Persian, Arabic
Uzbek, Tajik, Persian and Arabic form of Samarkand.

San'a صنعا (Settlement) Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu
Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Urdu form of Sanaa.

Sangapur سنگاپور (Country) Persian
Persian form of Singapore.

Serbestan صربستان (Country) Persian
From Persian صرب (serb) meaning "Serb, Serbian" combined with the suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". This is the Persian name for Serbia.

Seri-lanka سری‌لانکا (Country & Island) Persian
Persian form of Sri Lanka.

Seul سئول (Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Seoul used in numerous languages.

Seylan سیلان (Country) Persian, Turkish
Persian and Turkish form of Ceylon.

Seyshel سیشل (Country) Persian
Persian form of Seychelles.

Sibri سیبری (Region) Persian
Persian form of Siberia.

Sidni سیدنی (Settlement) Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Hindi, Persian, Sinhalese, Urdu
Form of Sydney used in various languages.

Surinam سورینام (Country) Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, English, Hindi, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Maltese, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek
English variant of Suriname as well as the standard name for the country in several languages.

Suva سووا (Settlement) Fijian, English, Hindi, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek
The capital city of Fiji, meaning "mound" in Fijian.

Tabriz تبریز (Settlement) Persian
The name of a city in Iran, meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Proto-Iranian tr̥Hwáns meaning "overcoming, victorious", tap-rīz meaning "causing heat to flow" (so named for the thermal springs in the area) or Classical Armenian ta-vrezh meaning "this revenge".

Talin تالین (Settlement) Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Slovene, Urdu
Form of Tallinn used in numerous languages.

Tarabolos طرابلس (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of طرابلس (Tarabulus) (see Tripoli).

Tashkand تاشکند (Settlement) Indian, Hindi, Pashto, Persian
Hindi, Pashto, and Persian form of Tashkent.

Tayland تایلند (Country) Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Persian, Turkish, Uyghur
Form of Thailand.

Taype تایپه (Settlement) Bulgarian, Khmer, Pashto, Persian
Bulgarian, Khmer and Pashto form of Taipei as well as an alternate transcription of Persian تایپه (see Taypeh).

Taypeh تایپه (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Taipei.

Tayvan تایوان (Country & Island) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kazakh, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Tajik, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Taiwan used in multiple languages.

Tehrun (Settlement) Mazanderani
Mazanderani form of Tehran.

Timfu تیمفو (Settlement) Arabic, Pashto, Persian
Arabic, Pashto, and Persian form of Thimphu.

Tirana تیرانا (Settlement) Albanian, English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Thai, Turkmen, Uzbek
Perhaps derived from Doric Greek Τυρσανοί (Tursanoi) meaning "Tyrrhenians", which was an exonym for non-Greek inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea. This is the name of the capital city of Albania.

Točikistan (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Tajikistan.

Torkamanestan ترکمنستان (Country) Persian
Persian form of Turkmenistan.

Torkiyeh ترکیه (Country) Persian
Persian form of Turkey.

Tunes تونس (Country & Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Tunis, referring to both the country and city.

Tustan (Settlement) Persian

Ursijət (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Russia.

Uzbəkistan (Country) Talysh
Talysh form of Uzbekistan.

Veniz ونیز (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Venice.

Viyan وین (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Vienna.

Viyatnam ویتنام (Country) Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu form of Vietnam.

Vuhan ووهان (Settlement) Indian, Hindi, Hungarian, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Slovene, Turkish, Urdu
Form of Wuhan.

Yazd یزد (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Persian
Derived from Middle Persian 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭲𐭩⁩ (yzdty) meaning "god, divinity", ultimately from Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬙𐬀 (yazata). This is the name of a province and city in Iran.

Yunan یونان (Country) Arabic, Dhivehi, Hindi, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Urdu
Form of Ionia used to refer to the country of Greece. The Arabic name is usually written with a definite article as اليونان (al-Yunan).

Zagreb زاگرب (Settlement) Croatian, English, Armenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Malay, Mongolian, Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from the given name Chabrag, a pet form of Cyprian, from Proto-Slavic *grębъ meaning "hill, uplift" or from a Roman place name... [more]

Zhenev ژنو (Settlement) Persian
Persian form of Geneva.