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	\|style="font-size:1.1em;"\| "Samozakhvat'', literally ‘self-seizure’ (''sam'' – self and ''zakhvat'' – seizure), is a Russian term, designating the practice of unauthorized land grabbing in Kyrgyzstan. Although ''samozakhvat'' can also refer to the seizure of buildings (often government administrative buildings – see also [[squatting]] and [[Schwarzwohnen]]), in Kyrgyzstan it is predominantly linked to land (''zemlia'') and land squatting (''zakhvat zemel’''). People who practice ''samozakhvat'' are known as ''zakhvatchiki'' (literally ‘grabbers’) and their settlements are referred to as ''zhany konush'' in Kyrgyz, or ''novostroika'' (‘new-build’) in Russian. Three waves of squatting can be distinguished.		\|style="font-size:1.1em;"\|''Samozakhvat'', literally ‘self-seizure’ (''sam'' – self and ''zakhvat'' – seizure), is a Russian term, designating the practice of unauthorized land grabbing in Kyrgyzstan. Although ''samozakhvat'' can also refer to the seizure of buildings (often government administrative buildings – see also [[squatting]] and [[Schwarzwohnen]]), in Kyrgyzstan it is predominantly linked to land (''zemlia'') and land squatting (''zakhvat zemel’''). People who practice ''samozakhvat'' are known as ''zakhvatchiki'' (literally ‘grabbers’) and their settlements are referred to as ''zhany konush'' in Kyrgyz, or ''novostroika'' (‘new-build’) in Russian. Three waves of squatting can be distinguished.
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	\| nameofpractice = Samozakhvat		\| nameofpractice =Samozakhvat
	\| flagemoji = 🇰🇬		\| flagemoji = 🇰🇬
	\| definition = Unauthorised settling on vacant suburban land		\| definition =Unauthorised settling on vacant suburban land
	\| location = Kyrgyzstan		\| location =Kyrgyzstan
	\| imagemap = Kyrgyzstan map.png		\| imagemap =Kyrgyzstan map.png
	\| categories = [[:Category:Kyrgyzstan\|Kyrgyzstan]] – [[:Category:FSU\|FSU]] – [[:Category:~~Squatting~~\|~~Squatting~~]] – [[:Category:~~Migration~~\|~~Migration~~]] – [[:Category:~~Urban informality~~\|~~Urban informality~~]] – [[:Category:~~Shanty town~~\|~~Shanty town~~]]		\| clusters =
	\| authorofpiece = Eliza Isabaeva		[[:Category:Informal dwelling\|Informal dwelling]]
	\| authorinstitution = University of Zurich		\| categories =
	}}		[[:Category:Kyrgyzstan\|Kyrgyzstan]] – [[:Category: FSU\| FSU]] – [[:Category: Central Asia\| Central Asia]] – [[:Category: Urban\| Urban]] – [[:Category: Squatting\| Squatting]] – [[:Category: Informal settlements\| Informal settlements]]
			\| authorofpiece =Eliza Isabaeva
	'''''By Eliza Isabaeva, University of Zurich'''''		\| authorinstitution =Department of Social Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
			\| authorwebsite =[https://www.eth.mpg.de/isabaeva Profile page at UZ]}}
			<big>'''By Eliza Isabaeva, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland'''</big>
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	\|style="font-size:1.1em;"\|''Samozakhvat'', literally ‘self-seizure’ (''sam'' – self and ''zakhvat'' – seizure), is a Russian term, designating the practice of unauthorized land grabbing in Kyrgyzstan. Although ''samozakhvat'' can also refer to the seizure of buildings (often government administrative buildings – see also [[squatting]] and [[Schwarzwohnen]]), in Kyrgyzstan it is predominantly linked to land (''zemlia'') and land squatting (''zakhvat zemel’''). People who practice ''samozakhvat'' are known as ''zakhvatchiki'' (literally ‘grabbers’) and their settlements are referred to as ''zhany konush'' in Kyrgyz, or ''novostroika'' (‘new-build’) in Russian. Three waves of squatting can be distinguished.		\|style="font-size:1.1em;"\| "Samozakhvat'', literally ‘self-seizure’ (''sam'' – self and ''zakhvat'' – seizure), is a Russian term, designating the practice of unauthorized land grabbing in Kyrgyzstan. Although ''samozakhvat'' can also refer to the seizure of buildings (often government administrative buildings – see also [[squatting]] and [[Schwarzwohnen]]), in Kyrgyzstan it is predominantly linked to land (''zemlia'') and land squatting (''zakhvat zemel’''). People who practice ''samozakhvat'' are known as ''zakhvatchiki'' (literally ‘grabbers’) and their settlements are referred to as ''zhany konush'' in Kyrgyz, or ''novostroika'' (‘new-build’) in Russian. Three waves of squatting can be distinguished.
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	The first mass land occupation in Bishkek, the capital and largest city in Kyrgyzstan, took place at the end of 1980s and early 1990s. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, unemployed youth from rural areas came to Bishkek in search of employment (Hatcher 2015; Mambetaliev 2016). Lacking housing possibilities, rural youth occupied land plots, formed settlements and demanded formalization of the settlements from the government. The settlements were legalized and their dwellers registered as Bishkek residents shortly after having claimed the plots. In the early 2000s, the high prices of private property encouraged massive land squatting for the second time. Internal migrants, who after living in Bishkek for several years have not been able to improve their chances of purchasing urban property, began settling on the outskirts of the capital city. These settlers have likewise managed to formalize their property and register their settlements after several years.		The first mass land occupation in Bishkek, the capital and largest city in Kyrgyzstan, took place at the end of 1980s and early 1990s. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, unemployed youth from rural areas came to Bishkek in search of employment (Hatcher 2015; Mambetaliev 2016). Lacking housing possibilities, rural youth occupied land plots, formed settlements and demanded formalization of the settlements from the government. The settlements were legalized and their dwellers registered as Bishkek residents shortly after having claimed the plots. In the early 2000s, the high prices of private property encouraged massive land squatting for the second time. Internal migrants, who after living in Bishkek for several years have not been able to improve their chances of purchasing urban property, began settling on the outskirts of the capital city. These settlers have likewise managed to formalize their property and register their settlements after several years.

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	The first mass land occupation in Bishkek, the capital and largest city in Kyrgyzstan, took place at the end of 1980s and early 1990s. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, unemployed youth from rural areas came to Bishkek in search of employment (Hatcher 2015; Mambetaliev 2016). Lacking housing possibilities, rural youth occupied land plots, formed settlements and demanded formalization of the settlements from the government. The settlements were legalized and their dwellers registered as Bishkek residents shortly after having claimed the plots. In the early 2000s, the high prices of private property encouraged massive land squatting for the second time. Internal migrants, who after living in Bishkek for several years have not been able to improve their chances of purchasing urban property, began settling on the outskirts of the capital city. These settlers have likewise managed to formalize their property and register their settlements after several years.		The first mass land occupation in Bishkek, the capital and largest city in Kyrgyzstan, took place at the end of 1980s and early 1990s. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, unemployed youth from rural areas came to Bishkek in search of employment (Hatcher 2015; Mambetaliev 2016). Lacking housing possibilities, rural youth occupied land plots, formed settlements and demanded formalization of the settlements from the government. The settlements were legalized and their dwellers registered as Bishkek residents shortly after having claimed the plots. In the early 2000s, the high prices of private property encouraged massive land squatting for the second time. Internal migrants, who after living in Bishkek for several years have not been able to improve their chances of purchasing urban property, began settling on the outskirts of the capital city. These settlers have likewise managed to formalize their property and register their settlements after several years.

	[[File:Samozakhvat1.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Ak Zhar squatter settlement to the north of Bishkek. Source: Eliza Isabaeva. © Eliza Isabaeva.]]		[[File:Samozakhvat1.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|left\|Ak Zhar squatter settlement to the north of Bishkek. Source: Eliza Isabaeva. © Eliza Isabaeva.]]

	The latest large land seizure in Bishkek took place in the regime change after the Tulip Revolution in March 2005, when president Askar Akayev was forced to resign under allegations of corruption and authoritarianism. Similar to the previous cases, ''samozakhvat'' resulted in the emergence of several new shanty town settlements. However, this time achieving the legalization of the property became more difficult. Opponents of the squatting practice argued that such an expansion of Bishkek would be burdensome for the city’s infrastructure and budget and that the unauthorized ''samozakhvat'' was not a legal act. Considered to be illegal, these settlements were earmarked for demolition. Initial threats notwithstanding, the demolitions have not yet taken place, and the struggle of settlers for gaining property documents, recognition and inclusion into the formal state structures are still acute and relevant issues.		The latest large land seizure in Bishkek took place in the regime change after the Tulip Revolution in March 2005, when president Askar Akayev was forced to resign under allegations of corruption and authoritarianism. Similar to the previous cases, ''samozakhvat'' resulted in the emergence of several new shanty town settlements. However, this time achieving the legalization of the property became more difficult. Opponents of the squatting practice argued that such an expansion of Bishkek would be burdensome for the city’s infrastructure and budget and that the unauthorized ''samozakhvat'' was not a legal act. Considered to be illegal, these settlements were earmarked for demolition. Initial threats notwithstanding, the demolitions have not yet taken place, and the struggle of settlers for gaining property documents, recognition and inclusion into the formal state structures are still acute and relevant issues.

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	\| definition = Unauthorised settling on vacant suburban land		\| definition = Unauthorised settling on vacant suburban land
	\| location = Kyrgyzstan		\| location = Kyrgyzstan
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	\|''Samozakhvat'', literally ‘self-seizure’ (''sam'' – self and ''zakhvat'' – seizure), is a Russian term, designating the practice of unauthorized land grabbing in Kyrgyzstan. Although ''samozakhvat'' can also refer to the seizure of buildings (often government administrative buildings – see also [[squatting]] and [[Schwarzwohnen]]), in Kyrgyzstan it is predominantly linked to land (''zemlia'') and land squatting (''zakhvat zemel’''). People who practice ''samozakhvat'' are known as ''zakhvatchiki'' (literally ‘grabbers’) and their settlements are referred to as ''zhany konush'' in Kyrgyz, or ''novostroika'' (‘new-build’) in Russian. Three waves of squatting can be distinguished.		\|style="font-size:1.1em;"\|''Samozakhvat'', literally ‘self-seizure’ (''sam'' – self and ''zakhvat'' – seizure), is a Russian term, designating the practice of unauthorized land grabbing in Kyrgyzstan. Although ''samozakhvat'' can also refer to the seizure of buildings (often government administrative buildings – see also [[squatting]] and [[Schwarzwohnen]]), in Kyrgyzstan it is predominantly linked to land (''zemlia'') and land squatting (''zakhvat zemel’''). People who practice ''samozakhvat'' are known as ''zakhvatchiki'' (literally ‘grabbers’) and their settlements are referred to as ''zhany konush'' in Kyrgyz, or ''novostroika'' (‘new-build’) in Russian. Three waves of squatting can be distinguished.
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	\| definition = ~~unauthorised~~ settling on vacant suburban land		\| definition = Unauthorised settling on vacant suburban land
	\| location = Kyrgyzstan		\| location = Kyrgyzstan
	\| imagemap = Kyrgyzstan map.png		\| imagemap = Kyrgyzstan map.png

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	\| location = Kyrgyzstan		\| location = Kyrgyzstan
	\| imagemap = Kyrgyzstan map.png		\| imagemap = Kyrgyzstan map.png
	\| categories = [[:Category:Kyrgyzstan\|Kyrgyzstan]] ‖ [[:Category:FSU\|FSU]] ‖ [[:Category:Squatting\|Squatting]] ‖ [[:Category:Migration\|Migration]] ‖ [[:Category:Urban informality\|Urban informality]] ‖ [[:Category:Shanty town\|Shanty town]]		\| categories = [[:Category:Kyrgyzstan\|Kyrgyzstan]] – [[:Category:FSU\|FSU]] – [[:Category:Squatting\|Squatting]] – [[:Category:Migration\|Migration]] – [[:Category:Urban informality\|Urban informality]] – [[:Category:Shanty town\|Shanty town]]
	\| authorofpiece = Eliza Isabaeva		\| authorofpiece = Eliza Isabaeva
	\| authorinstitution = University of Zurich		\| authorinstitution = University of Zurich

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	The first mass land occupation in Bishkek, the capital and largest city in Kyrgyzstan, took place at the end of 1980s and early 1990s. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, unemployed youth from rural areas came to Bishkek in search of employment (Hatcher 2015; Mambetaliev 2016). Lacking housing possibilities, rural youth occupied land plots, formed settlements and demanded formalization of the settlements from the government. The settlements were legalized and their dwellers registered as Bishkek residents shortly after having claimed the plots. In the early 2000s, the high prices of private property encouraged massive land squatting for the second time. Internal migrants, who after living in Bishkek for several years have not been able to improve their chances of purchasing urban property, began settling on the outskirts of the capital city. These settlers have likewise managed to formalize their property and register their settlements after several years.		The first mass land occupation in Bishkek, the capital and largest city in Kyrgyzstan, took place at the end of 1980s and early 1990s. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, unemployed youth from rural areas came to Bishkek in search of employment (Hatcher 2015; Mambetaliev 2016). Lacking housing possibilities, rural youth occupied land plots, formed settlements and demanded formalization of the settlements from the government. The settlements were legalized and their dwellers registered as Bishkek residents shortly after having claimed the plots. In the early 2000s, the high prices of private property encouraged massive land squatting for the second time. Internal migrants, who after living in Bishkek for several years have not been able to improve their chances of purchasing urban property, began settling on the outskirts of the capital city. These settlers have likewise managed to formalize their property and register their settlements after several years.

	[[File:~~Samozakhvat~~.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Ak Zhar squatter settlement to the north of Bishkek. Source: Eliza Isabaeva. © Eliza Isabaeva.]]		[[File:Samozakhvat1.JPG\|thumb\|300px\|Ak Zhar squatter settlement to the north of Bishkek. Source: Eliza Isabaeva. © Eliza Isabaeva.]]

	The latest large land seizure in Bishkek took place in the regime change after the Tulip Revolution in March 2005, when president Askar Akayev was forced to resign under allegations of corruption and authoritarianism. Similar to the previous cases, ''samozakhvat'' resulted in the emergence of several new shanty town settlements. However, this time achieving the legalization of the property became more difficult. Opponents of the squatting practice argued that such an expansion of Bishkek would be burdensome for the city’s infrastructure and budget and that the unauthorized ''samozakhvat'' was not a legal act. Considered to be illegal, these settlements were earmarked for demolition. Initial threats notwithstanding, the demolitions have not yet taken place, and the struggle of settlers for gaining property documents, recognition and inclusion into the formal state structures are still acute and relevant issues.		The latest large land seizure in Bishkek took place in the regime change after the Tulip Revolution in March 2005, when president Askar Akayev was forced to resign under allegations of corruption and authoritarianism. Similar to the previous cases, ''samozakhvat'' resulted in the emergence of several new shanty town settlements. However, this time achieving the legalization of the property became more difficult. Opponents of the squatting practice argued that such an expansion of Bishkek would be burdensome for the city’s infrastructure and budget and that the unauthorized ''samozakhvat'' was not a legal act. Considered to be illegal, these settlements were earmarked for demolition. Initial threats notwithstanding, the demolitions have not yet taken place, and the struggle of settlers for gaining property documents, recognition and inclusion into the formal state structures are still acute and relevant issues.