Turkestan: Historical region in Central Asia
Turkestan (Turkish: Türkistan, Kazakh: Түркістан, Uzbek: Turkiston, Turkmen: Türküstan, Persian: ترکستان, Chinese: 突厥斯坦, literally Land of Turks) is a region of Central Asia around the Caspian Sea and Aral Sea.
Much of it is currently in China. During the 20th century, much of it was in the Soviet Union.
The main ethnic groups in the area are Turks, Chinese, Mongols and Persians.
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- Welcome to Turkistan Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
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