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.
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The main ethnic groups in the area are Turks, Chinese, Mongols and Persians.
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change- Welcome to Turkistan Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine