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"Arabistan" or "Arabestan" may refer to:

  • The name of the Arabian Peninsula
  • The country "Arabistan al-Saudiyah", which is the name which is used by some countries in the region for Saudi Arabia. (the suffix "-istan" or "-estan" is the Persian and Turkish equivalent of the Latin suffix "-ia")
  • The region of Khuzestan was also called "Arabistan", in some chronicles and reports, mainly during the Qajar era of the 19th century.