| En Name: | Turan |
| Ru Name: | Туран |
| Loc Name1: | Туран |
| Loc Lang1: | Tuvan |
| Coordinates: | 52.1333°N 147°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Federal Subject: | Tuva Republic |
| Adm District Jur: | Piy-Khemsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Turan |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town under district jurisdiction |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Piy-Khemsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Turan Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Piy-Khemsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Turan Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Piy-Khemsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Turan Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 4981 |
| Established Date: | 1885 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1945 |
| Postal Codes: | 668510, 668518 |
| Turan population | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 4,981 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 5,598 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 5,976 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 5,139 |
Turan (Russian: Тура́н; Tuvinian: Туран) is a town and the administrative center of Piy-Khemsky District in the Tuva Republic, Russia, located 70km (40miles) northwest of Kyzyl, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 4,981.
The name of the town comes from the Turkic word for "saline land."
It was founded in 1885 by Russian settlers from Siberia; town status was granted to it in 1945.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Turan serves as the administrative center of Piy-Khemsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Piy-Khemsky District as Turan Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Turan Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Piy-Khemsky Municipal District as Turan Urban Settlement.[2]
There is an airport in the town.