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Khorasan | Khorasani

Khorasan meaning

  1. The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan.
  2. A former province of Iran which subsequently divided into the South Khorasan, North Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan provinces.
  3. Ellipsis of Daesh-Khorasan (“IS/ISIL/ISIS affiliate”).

Using Khorasan

  • The main meaning on this page is: The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan. | A former province of Iran which subsequently divided into the South Khorasan, North Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan provinces. | Ellipsis of Daesh-Khorasan (“IS/ISIL/ISIS affiliate”).
  • In the example corpus, khorasan often appears in combinations such as: khorasan province, in khorasan, the khorasan.

Context around Khorasan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

south 1× neighboring 1× 77th 1×

Often after:

province 4× chapter 2× razavi 1× area 1× came 1× due 1× armored 1× numbering 1×

Sentence patterns with Khorasan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2016 is khorasan made an 1× affiliate is khorasan 1× expanded in khorasan 1× forces from khorasan came to 1× governor of khorasan province said 1× in neighboring khorasan due to 1× in south khorasan province is 1× is khorasan also claimed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

afghan officials have 1× afghanistan s is 1× also active was 1× during the reign 1× for example in 1× he brought parts 1×

Common sentence endings:

and central asia 2× a decade ago 1× abbasid s control 1× affiliate is khorasan 1× baghdad convert away 1× cities across iran 1×

Words around Khorasan

Just before it in the word index:

khorana 4 khor 16 khopoli 2 khopai 2 khoon 5 khooa 2

Just after it in the word index:

khorasani 3 khorat 2 khorazm 4 khoresh 3 khorezm 4 khorgas 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdollahian 38 abergavenny 38 abounded 38 accrual 38 acetylene 38 adedeji 38

Corpus analysis for Khorasan

  • In this selection, "khorasan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, south, neighboring, 77th, province, chapter and razavi stand out and add context to how "khorasan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2016 is khorasan made an and affiliate is khorasan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "khorasan" sits close to words such as abdollahian, abergavenny and abounded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with khorasan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Read more about Islamic State Khorasan here. (7 words)

By this time Herāt became known as the pearl of Khorasan. (11 words)

In February 2016, IS Khorasan made an announcement of expansion into Kashmir. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Afghan officials have been warning for months about the flow of 3,000 foreign fighters, many of whom had been coming from Pakistan and Uzbekistan to join the Islamic State terror group’s Afghan affiliate, IS-Khorasan. (37 words)

For example, in the 9th century, a deeply venerated cypress tree in Khorasan (which Parthian-era legend supposed had been planted by Zoroaster himself) was felled for the construction of a palace in Baghdad, convert away. (36 words)

The intelligence that led to the police operation stated that the group may have received instructions from an affiliate of IS called Islamic State-Khorasan Province, which is active in South Asia and Central Asia. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

IS-Khorasan also claimed a December 2 assassination attempt on Ubaid ur Rehman Nizamani, head of Pakistan’s embassy in the Afghan capital.

The intelligence that led to the police operation stated that the group may have received instructions from an affiliate of IS called Islamic State-Khorasan Province, which is active in South Asia and Central Asia.

One of the other Muharram rituals in South Khorasan province is Bil Zani.

Read more about Islamic State Khorasan here.

Also active was the Khorasan Chapter of Islamic State, particularly in the east of the country.

The likes of Islamic State, the Khorasan Chapter and Boko Haram did not even exist a decade ago.

Afghanistan’s IS affiliate is known as The Islamic State in Khorasan Province, after an ancient name of the area that encompassed parts of present-day Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia.

Afghan officials have been warning for months about the flow of 3,000 foreign fighters, many of whom had been coming from Pakistan and Uzbekistan to join the Islamic State terror group’s Afghan affiliate, IS-Khorasan.

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In February 2016, IS Khorasan made an announcement of expansion into Kashmir.

The Gonabadis are one of the country’s largest Sufi sects, originating from Khorasan Razavi province in the country’s northeast but with bases in cities across Iran.

The plane, a Russian-made Tupolev-154, apparently blew a tire while landing in Mashhad, slipped off the runway and burst into flames, the governor of Khorasan Province said.

By this time Herāt became known as the pearl of Khorasan.

During the reign (892–907) of Saman Khuda's great-grandson, Ismail I (known as Ismail Samani ), Samanids expanded in Khorasan.

For example, in the 9th century, a deeply venerated cypress tree in Khorasan (which Parthian-era legend supposed had been planted by Zoroaster himself) was felled for the construction of a palace in Baghdad, convert away.

He brought parts of Egypt, Syria, and Khorasan back into the Abbasid's control.

In 900, Ismail defeated the Saffarids in Khorasan (area of current Northwest Afghanistan and northeastern Iran), while his brother was the governor of Transoxiana.

It remained part of the Mughal Empire until around 1738 when Persian king Nader Shah and his Afsharid forces from Khorasan came to take over control.

Tajiks in western Afghanistan and the Farsiwan have a particular affinity with Persians in neighboring Khorasan due to historical interaction some stemming from the Islamic period.

The attack was carried out by Basij infantry and the Revolutionary Guard's 31st Ashura and the Army's 77th Khorasan armored divisions.

The Kurds of Khorasan, numbering around 700,000, still use the Kurmanji Kurdish dialect.

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Common combinations with khorasan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "khorasan" in a sentence?
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What does "khorasan" mean?
Khorasan means: The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan.
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