Turkistan
geographical name
Tur·ki·stan
ˌtər-kə-ˈstan
-ˈstän;
ˈtər-kə-ˌstan,
-ˌstän
variants
or Turkestan
region of central Asia between Iran and Siberia see chinese turkestan, russian turkestan
Note: Turkistan is now divided between Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China, and Afghanistan.
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