Turkestan region (historical)

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Turkestan region (historical) was a former administrative and cultural area in Central Asia that encompassed parts of modern-day southern Kazakhstan, including the city of Shymkent, and served as a key center of Turkic and Islamic civilization.


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Shymkent
historicalRegion

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