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.