Urkun

Remembering the dead in Kyrgyzstan

A century on from the Great Exodus of Kyrgyz people from their Central Asian homeland, known as Urkun, Kyrgyzstan unveils a new memorial to mark the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.

Kyrgyzstan still burying the past 100 years after Urkun

A century on from the Great Exodus of Kyrgyz and Kazakhs from their central Asian homeland, the passage between Kyrgyzstan and China is still awash with the remains of hundreds of thousands who died fleeing slaughter at the hands of Tsarist forces