Chechens in Kyrgyzstan

Chechens are a minority ethnic group in Kyrgyzstan.[2][3] They are primarily Sunni Muslims who are ethnically linked to the Chechens of Russia who came to Kyrgyzstan in the Socialist republic of the Soviet Union.[4]

Chechens in Kyrgyzstan
Total population
Kyrgyzstan 1709 (2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Kyrgyzstan, Talas, Bergtal, Chüy Valley
Related ethnic groups
Chechens

History

Later, 3000 Chechens lived in Kyrgyzstan, and this figure grew as more Chechens went there. One-tenth of them have fled the nation, although the vast majority were born in Kyrgyzstan or neighbouring Kazakhstan. After Joseph Stalin ordered the expulsion of Chechens to Central Asia in 1944, many of them settled here. Chechens never stop cursing the Russian politicians who sent them roaming the globe. They believe the first military campaign, in 1995, was essentially commercial, whereas the second, in 1998, was purely political, with the goal of advancing Vladimir Putin's presidential chances.[5]

Population

These Chechens are Kyrgyzstan's permanent residents, with a population of 1701 according to the 2019 census. In the census of 2020, their population was 1707, up by 6 individuals; in the census of 2021, it was 1708; and in the final census of 2021, it was discovered to be around 1709-1710 Chechen people.[6]

References
  1. "Total population by nationality". National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. "Chechen in Kyrgyzstan Profile". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. "Chechen in Kyrgyzstan Recalls Stalin-Era Deportations". www.eurasianet.org. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. Eschment, Beate (2021-12-22). "The Chechens and Kurds of Kazakhstan between Historical and Second Homelands". Central Asian Affairs. 8 (4): 346–371. doi:10.30965/22142290-12340012. ISSN 2214-2282.
  5. "Kyrgyz snub Chechen refugees - Kyrgyzstan | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2001-05-04. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  6. "Total population by nationality - Open Data - Statistics of the Kyrgyz Republic". www.stat.kg. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
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