A historical region of west-Central Asia extending east from the Caspian Sea into western China and south from the Aral Sea into Afghanistan. It has long been a crossroads for trade and conquest between East and West.
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The population of Turkestan - city - is 85,600.
Communist Party of Turkestan ended in 1924.
Communist Party of Turkestan was created in 1918.
The Turkestan Desert is a Cold desert located in the Middle-east, Asia.
East Turkestan Islamic Movement was created in 1997.
Second East Turkestan Republic ended in 1949.
Second East Turkestan Republic was created in 1944.
First East Turkestan Republic was created in 1933.
First East Turkestan Republic ended in 1934.
Contains desert basins near Turkestan
The unofficial National aminal of East Turkestan is the Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus).
Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was created in 1918.