Eastern Turkestan

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East Turkestan (also transliterated: East Turkistan; Uyghur: Sherqiy Türkistan), also known as Uyghurstan, is the part of greater Turkistan in Xinjiang, China and far eastern Central Asia. The area is largely inhabited by Turkic peoples. Famed merchant and explorer Marco Polo crossed Turkistan in the year 1272.

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The languages of East Turkistan
Greater Turkistan is subdivided into West (former Soviet Union countries) and East Turkestan (administered as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region by the People's Republic of China). The Tian Shan (Tengri Tagh) and Pamir mountain ranges form the rough division between the two Turkistans. East Turkistan (modern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) contains some of the great cities of Turkic culture, notably Kashgar, Hotan, Turfan, Yarkand, Ili (Ghulja), Kumul, Aqsu, Kucha and Altay.

According to the Chinese government, East Turkestan also refers to the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, which has been linked with Al-Qaeda and classified as terrorist by both the U.S and Chinese governments.

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Uyghur (ئۇيغۇرچە‎/Uyƣurqə/
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Turkestan (Persian: ترکستان; also spelled Turkistan or Türkistan in Turkish, which literally means "Land of the Turks" in Persian) is a region in Central Asia, which today is largely
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شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى
Shinjang Uyghur Aptonom Rayoni
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Anthem
March of the Volunteers (义勇军进行曲)
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Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. Though various definitions of its exact composition exist, no one definition is universally accepted. Despite this uncertainty in defining borders, it does have some important overall characteristics.
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Turkic peoples are a group of peoples residing in northern, central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. These peoples share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds.
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Marco Polo (September 15 1254[1] – January 9 1324 at earliest but no later than June 1325[2]) was a Venetian trader and explorer who gained fame for his worldwide travels, recorded in the book Il Milione ("The Million" or
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1272 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1272
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Ab urbe condita 2025
Armenian calendar 721
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Bah' calendar -572 – -571
Buddhist calendar 1816
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR, Russian: (help info ) ; tr.
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Anthem
March of the Volunteers (义勇军进行曲)
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Tian Shan



Countries | China,Pakistan,India,Kyrgyzstan
| Xinjiang,Jammu and Kashmir,Northern Areas of Pakistan

Highest point | Jengish Chokusu
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Pamir may refer to:
  • Pamir Mountains, a mountain range in Central Asia
  • Pamir languages, a group of languages spoken in this area
  • Pamir (ship), an ill-fated German sailing ship
  • Pamir River, later becoming the Amu Darya

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Kashgar
قەشقەر K̡ǝxk̡ǝr 喀什
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Hotan (, Chinese: 和田; Pinyin: Hétián, formerly: Simplified Chinese: 和阗
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Turfan (, Modern Chinese 吐魯番, Pinyin: Tǔlǔfān; is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its population was 254,900 at the end of 2003.
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Yarkand (Chinese 莎車; Pinyin: Shāchē; ) also written Suōchē. Altitude about 1,189 m. or 3,900 ft.; pop. approx. 373,492 in 2003), is a county in Xinjiang, China, located on the southern rim of the Taklamakan desert in the Tarim Basin.
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Yining (Simplified Chinese: 伊宁; Traditional Chinese: 伊寧; Pinyin: Yíníng
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Kumul (Qumul) or Hami (, Chinese: 哈密; Pinyin: Hāmì) is an oasis in Hami Prefecture, Xinjiang (China); it is also the name of a modern city and the surrounding district. It is well known in China as the home of the famously sweet Hami melons.
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Aksu (also known as Ak-su, Akshu, Aqsu, Bharuka and Po-lu-chia; . simplified Chinese 阿克苏; traditional Chinese 阿克蘇, pinyin (Ākèsù).
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Kucha/Kuçar/Kuchar Uyghur (كۇچار), Chinese Simplified: 库车; Traditional: 庫車; pinyin Kùchē; also romanized as Chiu-tzu, Kiu-che, Kuei-tzu.
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Altay or Aletai (Chinese: 阿勒泰; pinyin: Ālètài) is a city in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China. It is the administrative centre of Altay Prefecture, 142,000 inhabitants.
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The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is a militant, Uyghur organization that advocates the creation of an independent, Islamic state of East Turkestan in the Xinjiang region of China.
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Al-Qaeda (also al-Qaida or al-Qa'ida or al-Qa'idah) (Arabic: القاعدة‎
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. The First Eastern Turkestan Republic (ETR), or Turkish Islamic Republic of East Turkestan (TIRET), was a short-lived break-away would-be constitutional republic founded in 1933.
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Early history

According to JP Mallory, the Chinese describe the existence of "white people with long hair" or the Bai people in the Shan Hai Jing, who lived beyond their northwestern border.
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Council on Foreign Relations

Formation 1921
Headquarters New York, NY, USA
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