Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Historical
Summary
The Turkestan ASSR was an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR that existed from 1918 to 1924. Centered in Tashkent, it emerged from the former Turkestan Krai of the Russian Empire. It was eventually dissolved and partitioned into several distinct Soviet republics based on ethnic and regional lines.
Statistics
Area
Not available
Population
5,221,963