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The name Faryab takes its name from a town founded in the area by the Sassanids. It is the home town of the famed Islamic philosopher, al-Farabi (per the biographer Ibn al-Nadim). The area is part of the trans-border region of Greater Khorasan; during the colonial era, British geographers referred to the area as Afghan Turkestan.
Dec 15, 1999 · IN MODERN TIMES. Fāryāb (also Pāryāb), common Persian toponym meaning “lands irrigated by diversion of river water” (see ĀBĪ ). It is presently borne by twenty-one villages in Persia, most of them in the south, eighteen under the form Fāryāb, three under Pāryāb (Pāpolī Yazdī, pp. 121, 385).
Greater Khorāsān [2] or Khorāsān or Khurāsān ( Middle Persian: Xwarāsān; Persian: خراسان [xoɾɒːˈsɒːn] ⓘ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau between West and Central Asia that encompasses western and northern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, the eastern halves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ...
Athenaeus places the Chorasmii to the east of the Persian satrapy of Parthawa. The earliest known rulers in Transoxiana are placed in the 600s BC, but these are based on an oral history which was only written down much later. Then Chorasmia (and most of Transoxiana) was conquered by the Persians.
Oct 2, 2023 · Faryab is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northwestern part of the country. It is known for its stunning natural beauty, including the Qargha Lake and the Almar Mountains, and its rich history and culture, which can be seen in its many ancient landmarks and monuments.
Faryab County (Persian: شهرستان فاریاب) is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Faryab.
Faryab is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, which is located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. It has a population of about 948,000, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society.
