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Central Asia world region2
Location of Turkestan (Russian and Chinese parties)
Turkestan
Turkestan and the modern states of central asia
Orchon-mongolei
Orkhon River, Mongolia
Kazakh yurt
Yurt of nomads in Kazakhstan

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.

The main ethnic groups in the area are Turks, Chinese, Mongols and Persians.

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  • Kashgari map

    Map from Mahmud al-Kashgari's Dīwān ul-Lughat al-Turk, showing the 11th century distribution of Turkic tribes

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Turquestán para niños

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