Dehestan Explained

Dehestan, Dehistan or Dahistan (fa|دهستان|link=no) is a name shared by many places in Central Asia. It may refer to:

• the homeland of the Dahae, an extinct ancient tribe in what is now Turkmenistan and Iran
• Dehestan (administrative division) ("district" or "county") is a modern administrative subdivision in Iran
• Dehestan, Afghanistan
• Dehestan, East Azerbaijan, Iran
• Dehestan-e Bala, Iran
• Dehestan-e Pain, Iran
• Dehistan/Mishrian, an archaeological site in Turkmenistan
• an alternate name for Hyrcania