Terminology
"Bashkortostan" derives from the name of the Bashkir ethnic group and the Persian suffix -stan (an ending common to many Eurasian countries).
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Terminology
"Bashkortostan" derives from the name of the Bashkir ethnic group and the Persian suffix -stan (an ending common to many Eurasian countries).
Read more about this topic: Bashkortostan