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|established='''1924''' (declared independence from Russia)<br /> |
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'''1937''' (Turkestan National Republic) |
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|capital=Schimkent|largest_city=Samarkand|government_type=Presidential republic|map=RTL_Locator_Turkestan.png}} |
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'''Turkestan''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_alphabet Perso-Arabic script]: ترکستان), less commonly known as '''Touran''' (توران), is a nation in Central Asia bordered by [[Russia]] to the north and west, [[Serindia]] to the east, and the Iranic states of [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran|Persia]], and [[Tadjikistan]] to the south. The nation was formerly part of Russia until it declared its independence in 1924. It was founded on Orkhonist principles, focusing on the Turkic origins of the majority of Central Asians. |
'''Turkestan''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_alphabet Perso-Arabic script]: ترکستان), less commonly known as '''Touran''' (توران), is a nation in Central Asia bordered by [[Russia]] to the north and west, [[Serindia]] to the east, and the Iranic states of [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran|Persia]], and [[Tadjikistan]] to the south. The nation was formerly part of Russia until it declared its independence in 1924. It was founded on Orkhonist principles, focusing on the Turkic origins of the majority of Central Asians. |
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