Historically, the Bedel Pass served as a Silk Road trade route between China and Central Asia.

[2] During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the pass was the main trade route linking Tarim Basin and Western Turks in Central Asia.

[7] During the Urkun incident of 1916, over 100,000 Kyrgyz reportedly died fleeing from Tsarist forces they attempted to reach China through the Bedel Pass.

[10] Along the path on the Chinese side is also the ruins of a KMT era sentry post which is a local cultural heritage site.

[11][12] Historical maps of the region including Bedel Pass: This Kyrgyzstan location article is a stub.