Houses on the corner of Klyuchevaya and Dunganskaya streets

In 1882, a large group of Dungan refugees from China arrived in Pishpek. They were accepted into Russian citizenship and settled compactly on the western outskirts of the city of Pishkek, forming the so-called Dungan settlement. Dungan estates were located here freely, as was always done in Dungan settlements, and all undeveloped space was occupied by fields and vegetable gardens. But the city expanded and the rectilinear layout affected the chaotically built-up Dunganovka. Many residents could not withstand the onslaught of “urbanization”, sold their plots and moved to the countryside. Dungan houses were remodeled, the roofs were covered with iron, windows to the street were cut, shutters were hung, but the houses retained the appearance of the previous buildings.