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English: German "Map of Iran and Turan", dated 1843 (during the Qajar dynasty), Turan territory indicated by orange line (here enhanced).

According to the legend (bottom right of the map), Turan encompasses regions including modern Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, northern parts of Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. This area roughly corresponds to what is called Central Asia today.

List of the areas mentioned in the map as part of Turan: 1. Khwarazm 2. Bukhara with Balkh 3. Shehersebz (near Bukhara) 4. Hissar 5. Kokand 6. Durwaz 7. Karategin 8. Kunduz 9. Kafiristan 10. Chitral 11. Gilgit 12. Iskardu 13. Kyrgyzstan 14. The northern steppes (Kazakhstan).
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Source Iran and Turan (Persia and Central Asia). Map by Stieler, 1843 [1]
Author Map by Stieler, 1843

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