Individual #Turkistan__Turkestan  a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
  instance of:  geographical_area
  part of:  Asia  the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
     part of:  Eurasia  the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
        part of:  eastern_hemisphere__easternhemisphere__orient  the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
        part of:  northern_hemisphere  the hemisphere north of the equator

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