Altishahr

English

Proper noun

Altishahr

  1. (historical) The Tarim Basin region.

Usage notes

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

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