# Western Regions

> referred to the regions west of Yumen Pass, most often Central Asia (e.g. Altishahr or the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang), ancient China (during the Han and Tang dynasties)

**Wikidata**: [Q1190423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190423)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Regions)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/western-regions


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. [Source](https://new.qq.com/omn/20210914/20210914A010V700.html)