Altishahr

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English[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Altishahr

  1. (historical) The Tarim Basin region.

Usage notes[edit]

Used in the 18th and 19th centuries. American scholar Rian Thum suggested using the term rather than Uyghuristan, Xinjiang and East Turkestan.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://bitterwinter.org/Vocabulary/xinjiang/
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