Turkestan - Wikipedia
WebTurkestan, [a] also spelled Turkistan (from Persian: ترکستان, romanized : Torkestân, lit. 'land of the Turks '), is a historical region in Central Asia corresponding to the regions of Transoxiana and Xinjiang. [1] [2] Turkestan is primarily inhabited by Turkic peoples, including Uzbeks, Oghuz Turks, Kazakhs, Khazars, Kyrgyz, and Uyghurs.
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WebTurkistan, in Asian history, the regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia on the north; Tibet, India, Afghanistan, and Iran on the south; the Gobi (desert) on the east; and the Caspian Sea on the west. The mountain systems of the Pamirs and Tien Shan divide the area into West Turkistan and East Turkistan.
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WebSep 25, 2023 · 1. Best way to travel: Turkistan Station. The Turkistan Railway Station is a captivating site, known for its uniquely rounded archway and eye-catching mint-coloured accent walls. It was influenced ...
Turkistan (city) - Wikipedia
WebTurkistan (Kazakh: Түркістан, romanized: Türkıstan) is a city and the administrative center of Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan, near the Syr Darya river. It is situated 160 km (100 mi) north-west of Shymkent on the Trans-Aral Railway between Kyzylorda to the north and Tashkent to the south. Its population has increased in ten years from 102,505 (1999 …
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WebTurkistan, or Turkestan, Historical region, Central Asia. This somewhat broad geographic region—situated between Siberia (Russia) to the north and Tibet (China), India, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south—derived its name from its inhabitants, who were predominantly of Turkic ancestry. The total area of more than 1,000,000 sq mi (2,600,000 ...
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WebFeb 22, 2023 · Turkistan. Turkistan (sometimes Turkestan) is a Silk Road town, located in Southern Kazakhstan and also one of the oldest cities of Kazakhstan, dating back to the past for more than 1500 years. It is also the capital of the Turkestan region surrounding it. Turkistan city is located between the cities of Kyzylorda in the northwest and Shymkent ...
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WebJan 9, 2023 · Turkistan is 165km northwest of Skymkent, 320km north of Tashkent and 850km west of Almaty. It is possible to catch a train from Almaty to Turkestan, which is the option we took. This cost us about US$20 per person for a comfortable 6-person sleeper berth and took 20 hours, leaving Almaty at 22:00.
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WebMay 18, 2018 · Turkistan (Turkestan) Historic region of central Asia, inhabited by Turkic-speaking peoples.Western (Russian) Turkistan now consists of the republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and s Kazakstan.It mainly comprises the deserts of Kyzyl Kum and Kara Kum. Eastern (Chinese) Turkistan comprises the …
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WebArystan Bab Mausoleum. Another pilgrimage site in the area — but closer to the town of Otrartobe than to Turkistan City — is Arystan Bab Mausoleum, built in the 14th century on top of the grave of Arystan Baba. Arystan Baba is an early mystic and a legendary figure in Turkic history, said to have lived for 400 years.
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WebTurkistan was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union until 1924, when it was subdivided along ethnic lines. The resulting union republics were Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, all of which gained independence in 1991.
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