Eastern Turkestan.
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Eastern Turkestan. — See under Turkestan … Useful english dictionary
Turkestan — (literally meaning Land of the Turks ) is a region in Central Asia, which today is largely inhabited by Turkic peoples. It has been referenced in many Turkic and Persian sagas and is an integral part of Turan (though Turan dwarfs Turkestan in… … Wikipedia
Turkestan — • Details of Chinese Turkestan and Russian Turkestan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Turkestan Turkestan † … Catholic encyclopedia
Turkestan — und dessen Anteil an den heutigen zentralasiatischen Staaten.[1] Turkestan (persisch ترکستان Land der Türken; alternative Schreibungen sind Turkistan und Türkistan) ist eine trockene Gebirgsregion in … Deutsch Wikipedia
Turkestan Oriental — Xinjiang Pour les articles homonymes, voir Xinjiang (homonymie). Xinjiang Carte indiquant la localisation du Xinjiang (en rouge) à l intérieur d … Wikipédia en Français
Turkestan chinois — Xinjiang Pour les articles homonymes, voir Xinjiang (homonymie). Xinjiang Carte indiquant la localisation du Xinjiang (en rouge) à l intérieur d … Wikipédia en Français
Turkestan — Turkestanian, adj., n. /terr keuh stan , stahn /, n. a vast region in W and central Asia, E of the Caspian Sea: includes territory in the S central part of Xinjiang province in China (Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan), a strip of N… … Universalium
TURKESTAN — a wide region in Central Asia, divided by the Pamir plateau into sections: 1) WESTERN TURKESTAN which embraces Russian Turkestan (3,342), the KHANATES OF KHIVA (q.v.) and BOKHARA (q.v.), and Afghan Turkestan. 2) EASTERN TURKESTAN (600),… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Turkestan — /tɜkəˈstan/ (say terkuh stahn), / ˈstæn/ (say stan) noun a vast region in western and central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, including part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China (formerly Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan),… …
Turkestan Red Pika — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] … Wikipedia
