Isfahan

See also: İsfahan

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اصفهان (İsfahān) and Classical Persian اِصْفَهَان (isfahān), ultimately from Old Persian *spādānaʰ (army, adj.) or *spādānām (of the armies), from 𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 (spādaʰ, army),[1] from Proto-Iranian *cwáHdaH (army), q.v.

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Isfahan

  1. The third largest city of Iran, and former capital of Iran (1598–1736).
  2. Isfahan Province, one of 31 provinces in Iran.

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References

  1. John Hansman (2006), "ISFAHAN iv. PRE-ISLAMIC PERIOD § The name of Isfahan" in Encyclopaedia Iranica

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Isfahan f

  1. Isfahan (a city in Iran)
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