East Turkestan

Map of East Turkestani state

East Turkistan, Uyghuristan, and Uyghurstan (Uyghur: Sherqiy Türkistan; Uyghuriye), refers to the eastern part of the greater Turkestan region of Central Asia. It has an area of 1,664,900 km2 and a population of 21,813,334 (2010 est).

East Turkestan Media

Extent of East Turkestan in Central Asia, as defined by the East Turkistan Government in Exile
Cities of the Tarim Basin region, 1 BC
Qing-era painting depicting a Chinese campaign against Jahangir Khoja's forces in Xinjiang, 1828
Map including part of Chinese Turkistan (1893)
Map including "Sin-kiang" (also labelled "East Turkestan") and other territories of China (NGS, 1912)
According to one definition of East Turkestan, the Tian Shan mountain system separates East Turkestan from Dzungaria in Xinjiang.
The term "East Turkestan" is primarily used by, and is associated with, Uyghur separatists (diasporic protest in Washington, D.C. shown)

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