Turkistan is an alternative form of turkestan.
As proper nouns the difference between turkistan and turkestan
is that turkistan is while turkestan is the regions of central asia lying between siberia to the north; tibet (xizang) and xinjiang, china, modern-day pakistan, afghanistan, and iran to the south; the gobi desert to the east; and the caspian sea to the west.
turkestan
Alternative forms
* Turkistan
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
The regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia to the north; Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang, China, modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south; the Gobi Desert to the east; and the Caspian Sea to the west.
See also
Former Russian Turkestan (before 1917 revolution):
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Turkmenistan
* Tajikistan
* Uzbekistan
Former Chinese Turkestan:
* Tibet (Xizang)
* Xinjiang
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