Turkistan (region)
Turkistan secara harfiah berarti "Tanah bangsa Turki" dalam bahasa persia yang merujuk pada suatu daerah di Asia Tengah antara Siberia di sebelah utara dan Tibet, India dan Afghanistan di sebelah selatan, Laut Kaspia di barat dan Gurun Gobi di timur.
Turkistan (region)
The region of the Seres is a vast and populous country, touching on the east the Ocean and the limits of the habitable world, and extending west nearly to Imaus and the confines of Bactria. The people are civilised men, of mild, just, and frugal temper, eschewing collisions with their neighbours, and even shy of close [conversation], but not averse to dispose of their own products, of which raw silk is the staple, but which include also silk stuffs, furs, and iron of remarkable quality.