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• Afghan bread — Afghan bread, or Nan e Afghani (Persian: نان افغانی), is the national bread of Afghanistan.[1] The bread is oval or rectangular and baked in a tandoor, a cylindrical oven which is the primary cooking equipment of the sub continental region. The… …   Wikipedia

• Afghan cuisine — A table setting of Afghan food in Kabul Afghan cuisine is largely based upon the nation s chief crops: cereals like wheat, maize, barley and rice. Accompanying these staples are dairy products (yogurt and whey), various nuts, and native… …   Wikipedia

• Afghan (ethnonym) — The ethnonym Afghan (افغان afġān) has been used in reference to the Pashtun people during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period.[1] The name Afghanistan (افغانستان afġānistān) is a derivation from the ethnonym, originally in the loose… …   Wikipedia

• Origins of the name Afghan — Mainstream theories= Ashvaka Etymological view supported by numerous noted scholars is that the name Afghan evidently derives from Sanskrit Ashvaka or Ashvakan (q.v), the Assakenoi of Arrian [ Arrian writes them Assakenoi. Strabo also calls them… …   Wikipedia

• List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… …   Wikipedia

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• Cuisine of Afghanistan — Afghanistan has a wide varying landscape allowing for many different crops. Afghan food is largely based upon the nation s chief crops: cereals like wheat, maize, barley and rice . Accompanying these staples are dairy products (yogurt, whey),… …   Wikipedia

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• Turban — This article is about headwear. For Headsock snails, see Turbinidae. Illustration of Arab men in the fourth to sixth century, wearing turbans and keffiyeh (middle) In English, Turban refers to several types of headwear popularly worn in the… …   Wikipedia