Name: | Turkistan |
Local name (Russian): | Туркестан |
Bordering countries and territories: | Iran, Afghanistan, Khiva, Bukhara, China, Russia |
Status: | former part of Russia (1867-1924) |
Surface: | 1 643.7 ths. sq. km |
Population (1915): | 7 203 ths. |
Capital: | Tashkent (Ташкент) |
Official language: | Russian |