Poles in Kyrgyzstan form a small population, part of the Polish diaspora in Central Asia.
In 1941, also some 200 Polish families from Karelia were deported to the Kyrgyz SSR by the Russians.
[2] In early 1942, the Polish Anders' Army along with thousands of civilians was relocated to the Kyrgyz and Uzbek SSRs.
[9] The Polish Tank and Artillery Training Centres were based in Kayyngdy and Kara-Suu, respectively, and the automobile battalions were dispatched to Kara-Balta.
[13] In the 1950s and 1960s, Poles deported to Kazakhstan in 1936 were moving to Kyrgyzstan because of the warmer climate.