What is "turkestan"

Turkestan, also spelled Turkistan, literally means Land of the Turks in Persian.

Turkestan and Turkistan may refer to:

• Turkestan, a region in Central Asia historically populated by Turkic peoples.
• East Turkestan, a region in China historically known as East Turkestan.
• Turkestan legion, a unit of soldiers who fought for Germany during WWII.
• Afghan Turkestan, a historic region in Afghanistan.
• Turkestan Province, a defunct province in Afghanistan.
• Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, a defunct republic in the Soviet Union.
• Turkestan Military District, a defunct district in Russian Central Asia.