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TURKESTAN

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There are 4 entries related to TURKESTAN in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary.

1. What does TURKESTAN mean?
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It's a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West

2. What does TURKESTAN DESERT mean?
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It's a desert in Turkmenistan south of the Aral Sea

3. What does ISLAMIC PARTY OF TURKESTAN mean?
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It's a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries

4. What does EAST TURKESTAN ISLAMIC MOVEMENT mean?
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It's a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression


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