THE DIVISION OF TURKESTAN INTO KHANATES

Abstract

This article provides detailed information about the Khanate of Turkestan, also known as Turkestan, a large country located in Central and East Asia. It is composed of the former Turkic Soviet nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan, as well as the former Russian federal subjects of Bashkortostan, Chuvashistan, Tatarstan, Samara, Ulyanovsk, Altai, Tuva, and the former Chinese provinces. The country is the fourth largest country in the world by land area and is the largest landlocked country in the world, bordering China, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Armenia, Pakistan, India and the Caspian Sea. The terrain of Turkestan ranges from flat lands to high mountain regions and valleys.