Kabulistan (Persian: کابلستان‎ ) is a historical region around Kabul. Persian (local name: FārsÄ« or PārsÄ« ) is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, India, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ...

Kabulistan contained larger territory than today's Kabul Province. The word Kabulistan was attributed to the regions lying between Kapisa (in the north) and Peshawar (in the south) 1, including Jalalabad 2. Kabul is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ... Kapisa is one of 34 provinces in Afghanistan. ... Peshāwar (Pashto: پښور; Urdu:پشاور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pakhawar in Pashto. ... Jalalabad (Persian: Jalālābād, 34°31′N 70°31′E) is the capital of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan, 150 km east of Kabul near the Khyber Pass and west of the Kunar River. ...

It is considered to be part of the territories of Khorasan. Other old terms for the different regions of Persia are Zabulistan^[1], Sijistan, Balochistan, Takharistan, etc. Nader Afshars tomb in Mashad. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Zabulistan is a historical region in Central Asia, in the border area of the todays Iran and Afghanistan. ... Categories: Iran geography stubs | Provinces of Iran ... Categories: Iran geography stubs | Provinces of Iran ... Tokharistan is a name which was given to Bactria, following its settlement by various Central Asian people in the 2nd century BCE. The first literary mentions of Thokaristan appear at the end of the 4th century CE in Chinese Buddhist sources (the Vibhasa-sastra). ...

In some periods Kabulistan had its own independent kingdoms; e.g. Kabul-Shahan who built a defensive wall around the Kabul city when the Muslim invasions reached Khorasan.

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