Altishahr

== English == === Etymology === From Uyghur ئالتىشەھەر (altisheher, literally “six cities”). === Proper noun === Altishahr (historical) The Tarim Basin region, an endorheic basin and cultural region of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China. ==== Usage notes ==== Used in the 18th and 19th centuries. American scholar Rian Thum suggested using the term rather than Uyghuristan, Xinjiang and East Turkestan. === References ===