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Xinjiang vs Turkestan - What's the difference?

xinjiang | turkestan |

As proper nouns the difference between xinjiang and turkestan

is that xinjiang is a sparsely populated (xinjiang uyghur autonomous region) of the people's republic of china located in the western part of of the nation 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.

xinjiang

English

(wikipedia Xinjiang)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • a sparsely populated (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) of the People's Republic of China located in the western part of of the nation.

    • Synonyms

    * Sinkiang (obsolete)

    See also

    * , Wulumuqi, Urumchi * Uyghur ----

    turkestan

    English

    (wikipedia 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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