NOUN
- a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
How To Use Turkestan In A Sentence
- The ancient traveler leaving China along this road would pass through Dunhuang before braving the many hazards of the journey westwards through East Turkestan (present-day Xinjiang).
- On top of all of this, Beijing is encoura ging large numbers of Han Chinese to migrate to East Turkestan Uighur Writers Silenced
- Sir Aurel Stein was one of the keyman in history of the exploration in northwest of Chinese Turkestan and Dunhuang Studies.
- Hungarian, Finnish, the Turkic languages, Mongolian, and Manchu belong to the Ural-Altaic family of languages, also known as the Turanian family, after the Persian word Turan for Turkestan. The Nazi Connection with Shambhala and Tibet
- Experts said the East Turkestan Islamic Movement was believed to be a very small organisation.
- Qin says the 17 men are members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a group the United Nations lists as a terrorist organization.
- Grass meadows are widespread at higher elevations of the Turkestan, Zaravshan, and Gissar ranges; fescue (Festuca alaica) is a dominant bunchgrass species here. Gissaro-Alai open woodlands
- In 1268, Khaidu had formed his own khanate in East Turkestan and parts of West Turkestan and never accepted Khubilai as Grand Khan. A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 3 Tibetan Lamas and Mongol Patrons
- Chinese officials have actually repeatedly complained to their Pakistani counterparts about the presence of East Turkestan Islamic Movement cells reportedly based in Pakistan's tribal areas.
- Qin says the 17 men are members of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, a group the United Nations lists as a terrorist organization.
