Turkestan

Turkestan, also spelled Turkistan (from Persian: ترکستان, romanized: Torkestân, lit. 'land of the Turks'), is a historical region in Central Asia corresponding to the regions of Transoxiana and Xinjiang.

This article is about an area. For the city in Kazakhstan, see Turkistan (city). For other uses, see Turkestan (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Turkey or Turkmenistan.
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