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Turkistan: mausoleum of Ahmed Yesevi
Turkistan: mausoleum of Ahmed Yesevi Mausoleum of Ahmed Yesevi, Turkistan, southern Kazakhstan.

Turkistan

region, Central Asia
Also known as: Turkestan
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Turkistan, 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 term was intended to indicate the areas inhabited by Turkic peoples, but the regions also contained peoples who were not Turkic, such as the Tajiks, and excluded some who were, including the Turks of the former Ottoman Empire...

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