IODP SEDIS - Thesaurus -

Turan
BT	Asia
	.Turan
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Turan
RT	Kazakhstan
	Uzbekistan
	Turkmenia
SN	Desert lowland N, S, and SE of the Aral Sea. This term has multiple hierarchies. Indexed with former Soviet republics as applicable.

Turania

Turanian Platform
BT	Asia
	.Turanian Platform
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Turanian Platform
RT	Kazakhstan
	Uzbekistan
	Turkmenia
	Central Asia
SN	Extends from the Caspian Sea on the W to the Tien Shan in the E. This term has multiple hierarchies. Indexed with former Soviet republics as applicable.