Turkestan
Also known as Turkistan, Toorkestan, Toorkistan
thumb|right|The West Turkestan region is noted on this 1914 map as simply "Turkestan" Turkestan, also spelled Turkistan, is a historical name for the region of Asia lying between the Caspian Sea to the west, Siberia to the north, the Gobi Desert to the east, and Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tibet to the south. Turkestan is primarily inhabited by Turkic peoples, as well as Russian and Tajik-Persian minorities. It is subdivided into West Turkestan, which historically belonged to the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, and East Turkestan (identified either with the Tarim Basin/Southern Xinji
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Turkestan is a historical region of Asia located between the Caspian Sea and the Gobi Desert, primarily inhabited by Turkic peoples along with Russian and Tajik-Persian minorities. It matters because it represents a culturally and geographically significant area that has been divided into western and eastern portions with distinct political histories tied to major powers like Russia and China.
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Turkestan är en historisk benämning på en region i Centralasien som till stor del bebos av turkfolk. På grund av den politiska situationen säger man ibland Västturkestan och Östturkestan.
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