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| nameofpractice =Samozakhvat | |||
| flagemoji = 🇰🇬 | |||
| definition =Unauthorised settling on vacant suburban land | |||
| location =Kyrgyzstan | |||
| imagemap =Kyrgyzstan map.png | |||
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[[:Category:Informal dwelling|Informal dwelling]] | |||
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}} | [[: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 | |||
| 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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[[Category: | [[Category: Squatting]] | ||
[[Category:Entry]] | [[Category: Informal settlements]] | ||
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|style="font-size:1.1em;"| | |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. | ||