Bedel Pass
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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.
[edit] References
- Tian-Shan entry in "LoveToKnow 1911 Encyclopedia"
- Transboundary Chu Atlas
- Celestial Mountains Tour Company
- Pannier, Bruce (2006-08-02). "Kyrgyzstan: Victims Of 1916 'Urkun' Tragedy Commemorated". RFE/RL. http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/8/3EF70D4C-4B9C-4882-9391-2A878BD691D1.html. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
Coordinates: 41°26′0.00″N 78°26′0.00″E / 41.4333333°N 78.4333333°E
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