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The historical process of naming Jovain

Document Type : pajoheshi

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1 PhD student, History of Iran after Islam, Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 M.Sc. Media Management, Faculty of Broadcasting, Tehran, Iran.

10.30473/lhst.2025.72390.2939

Abstract

Jovain is an ancient land with an ancient history, a land that has many famous and honored people. Numerous remains and evidence indicate the importance of the city of Juvin in ancient times. However, the importance of Jovain in the post-Islamic periods and the periods of the Ilkhanids and Timurids is much brighter. However, due to the few archaeological excavations, there are some doubts about the name, the history of its settlement and the original form of the name of this city. The present article studies the word "Jovain", the main purpose of which is to study the name of Jovain in detail throughout history, so that the historical course of the name Jovain has been carefully analyzed. To do this, library research methods, document study and field interviews have been used. Based on numerous texts left from the Islamic era, the etymology of the name of this city has been flawed, such as little attention to the oral traditions of the indigenous people, not considering some important historical texts and sources, little attention to archaeological excavations, and obvious neglect of some historical and geographical features of this land. According to the research findings, "Jovain" is a completely Iranian word with ancient roots, and its etymology includes the following approaches: a land located in two parts of a stream. Jovain bread is made from barley grain. A plain land located between two mountain ranges. Jovain is derived from Kuvi and Barzan, meaning the land of the giver. Jovain, Arabicized as Kavyan or Gavyan, which was changed to Jovain after the arrival of Islam and the spread of the Arabic language by changing "G" to "J".

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Research Journal of Iran Local Histories
Volume 13, Issue 2 - Serial Number 26
April 2026
Pages 57-74
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