Samozakhvat (Kyrgyzstan)
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| Samozakhvat | ||
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| Location: Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Definition: unauthorised settling on vacant suburban land | ||
| Keywords: Kyrgyzstan ‖ FSU ‖ Squatting ‖ Migration ‖ Urban informality ‖ Shanty town | ||
| Author: Eliza Isabaeva | ||
| Affiliation: University of Zurich | ||
By Eliza Isabaeva, University of Zurich
Samozakhvat, literally ‘self-seizure’ (sam – self and zakhvat – seizure), is a Russian term, designating the practice of unauthorized land grabbing in Kyrgyzstan.