Thomas A. Carlson (eds.), "Turkestan" in The Beth Qaṭraye Gazetteer last modified January 10, 2020, https://bqgazetteer.bethmardutho.org/place/647 Turkestan تركستان الترك A region in Central Asia. Attestation of name تركستان in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. Attestation of names الترك and تركستان in the Kitāb al-buldān of Aḥmad ibn Abī Yaʿqūb al-Yaʿqūbī. https://bqgazetteer.bethmardutho.org/place/647 http://syriaca.org/place/647 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan http://dbpedia.org/resource/Turkestan http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=T&sK=Turkestan&sT=keywords The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Turkestan Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī II27 Kitāb al-buldān Aḥmad ibn Abī Yaʿqūb al-Yaʿqūbī 234, 269