Gulistan

• Location: Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: the original village took its name, Golodnaya Step 'Hungry Steppe', from the Russian golodnyy 'hungry' and step′ 'steppe' in which it was located. In 1922 the name was changed to Mirzachul 'Edge of the Desert' from the Uzbek mirza 'edge' and chul 'desert'. It was renamed again in 1961, and spelt Guliston in Uzbek, to mean 'Place of Roses' from atirgul 'rose' and stan.

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