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Turkestan in Arabic

تُرْكِسْتَان turkistān

/ˌtɜː(ɹ)kɪˈstɑːn/US/ˌtɜɹkɪˈstæn/

Turkestan in Arabic: تُرْكِسْتَان (turkistān). In English, Turkestan means 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.

Arabic words for Turkestan

a historical region in Asia
تُرْكِسْتَان turkistān

English meaning of Turkestan

  1. 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.

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Questions about Turkestan in Arabic

What is the meaning of Turkestan in Arabic?
Turkestan in Arabic is تُرْكِسْتَان (turkistān).
ما معنى كلمة Turkestan؟
Turkestan: تُرْكِسْتَان (turkistān).
What does Turkestan mean in English?
Turkestan means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Turkestan (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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