-stan by your land

Central Asia is full of lands whose names end in -stan. A certain powerful North American country has a related name. How? It’s not your standard explanation. DISCLAIMER: Roots and Routes does not endorse depicted borders (or any borders). Images of maps are for illustrative purposes, and show what people claim, not what is. DISCLAIMER: Roots and Routes does not endorse depicted borders (or any borders), the deceased dictator of Turkmenistan (or any governments). Images of maps, presidents-for-life, and y