Bedel Pass

Bedel Pass

Bedel Pass is a mountain pass in the Tian-Shan mountain range between Kyrgyzstan and China's Xinjiang province. It has an elevation of 13,800 feet (4200 m).

Historically, the Bedel Pass served as a Silk Road trade route between China to Central Asia. The pass linked China to Barskon, a settlement on the southern shore of lake Issyk-kul.

During the Urkun incident of 1916, over 100,000 Kyrgyz reportedly died fleeing from Russian forces as they attempted to reach China through the Bedel Pass.

References

* [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Tian-Shan Tian-Shan entry in "LoveToKnow 1911 Encyclopedia"]
* [http://www.talaschu.org/index.php?ID=about,en Transboundary Chu Atlas]
* [http://www.celestial.com.kg/around_kyrgyzstan/issyk_kul/places.shtml Celestial Mountains Tour Company]
*cite news
first = Bruce | last = Pannier
url = http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/8/3EF70D4C-4B9C-4882-9391-2A878BD691D1.html
title = Kyrgyzstan: Victims Of 1916 'Urkun' Tragedy Commemorated
publisher = RFE/RL
date = 2006-08-02
accessdate = 2006-08-02


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