Definition
A landlocked country in Central and South Asia, bordered by Pakistan, Iran, and other nations. Known for its complex history and strategic location.
Etymology
From Persian 'Afghānistān' meaning 'land of the Afghans.' 'Afghan' possibly derives from 'Abgan,' an ancient tribal name, while '-stan' is Persian for 'place' or 'land.'
Kelly Says
Afghanistan sits at one of history's great crossroads - the meeting point of the ancient Silk Road trade routes. The suffix '-stan' appears in many Central Asian countries and simply means 'place of,' making Afghanistan 'the place of the Afghan people.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አፍጋኒስታን
af-gha-ni-stan
ARالعربية
أفغانستان
af-gha-ni-stan
BNবাংলা
আফগানিস্তান
af-gha-ni-stan
CACatalà
Afganistan
af-ga-ni-stan
CSČeština
Afghánistán
af-ga-ni-stan
DADansk
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
DEDeutsch
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
ELΕλληνικά
Αφγανιστάν
af-gha-ni-stan
ESEspañol
Afganistán
af-ga-ni-stan
FAفارسی
افغانستان
af-gha-ni-stan
FISuomi
Afganistan
af-ga-ni-stan
FRFrançais
Afghanistan
/afɡanistan/
GUGU
અફઘાનિસ્તાન
af-gha-ni-stan
HAHA
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
HEעברית
אפגניסטן
af-gha-ni-stan
HIहिन्दी
अफ़ग़ानिस्तान
af-ga-ni-stan
HUMagyar
Afganisztán
af-ga-ni-stan
IDBahasa Indonesia
Afganistan
af-ga-ni-stan
IGIG
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
ITItaliano
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
JA日本語
アフガニスタン
a-fu-ga-ni-suta-n
KKKK
Афганистан
af-gha-ni-stan
KMKM
អាហ្វហ្គានីស្ថាន
a-fga-ni-sthan
KO한국어
아프가니스탄
a-peu-ga-ni-seu-tan
MRMR
अफगाणिस्तान
af-gha-ni-stan
MSBahasa Melayu
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
MYမြန်မာ
အာဖဂါန်စ္တန်
a-fa-gan-si-tan
NLNederlands
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
NONorsk
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
PAPA
ਅਫ਼ਗਾਨਿਸਤਾਨ
af-gha-ni-stan
PLPolski
Afganistan
af-ga-ni-stan
PTPortuguês
Afeganistão
af-ga-ni-stao
RORomână
Afganistan
af-ga-ni-stan
RUРусский
Афганистан
af-ga-ni-stan
SVSvenska
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
SWKiswahili
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
TAதமிழ்
ஆப்கானிஸ்தான்
a-fka-ni-stan
TEతెలుగు
ఆఫ్ఘనిస్తాన్
a-fgha-ni-stan
THไทย
อัฟกานิสถาน
af-ka-ni-sthan
TLTL
Apganistan
af-ga-ni-stan
TRTürkçe
Afganistan
af-ga-ni-stan
UKУкраїнська
Афганістан
af-gha-ni-stan
URاردو
افغانستان
af-gha-ni-stan
VITiếng Việt
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
YOYO
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan
ZUZU
Afghanistan
af-ga-ni-stan