-abad

The adjective, participle better Ābād (Persian آباد ) is used as a suffix ( -Abad ) for the designation of cities and means (such آبادان, Ābādān ) inhabited, cultivated, cultured or well-ordered. It is a frequent component of place names of Iranian origin in Central and South Asia. Based on local sound shifts, it also occurs as - abat, abot - or - obot.

Iran

• Khorramabad
• Firuzabad
• Tehran Mehrabad Airport
• Najafabad
• Gonabad
• Nazarabad
• Mahabad
• Dowlatabad
• Khalilabad
• Sultanabad

Armenia

• Vagharschabad ( Vagharshapat )

Afghanistan

• Nawabad
• Jalalabad
• Khanabad
• Asadabad
• Aliabad
• Faizabad
• Zangabad

India

• Hyderabad
• Ahmedabad
• Muradabad
• Allahabad
• Ghaziabad
• Faridabad
• Secunderabad
• Aurangabad
• Murshidabad

Azerbaijan

• Nazarabad
• Khalilabad
• Cəlilabad

Pakistan

• Abbottabad
• Faisalabad
• Hyderabad
• Islamabad
• Karimabad
• Muzaffarabad

Turkmenistan

• Ashgabat ( " City of Love " )
• Balkanabat
• Türkmenabat

Kyrgyzstan

• Jalalabad

Uzbekistan

• Bekobod
• Yangiobod
• Zafarobod
• Yangirobod
• Beshrabot
• Dehqonobod
• Nurobod (Uzbekistan )
• Sherobod
• Muzrabot
• Xalqobot (city of the People)
• Mirobod
• Yunusobod
• Haqqulobod

Tajikistan

• Safarobod
• Muminobod