The population consists of around 65% Kirgiz who ascend to Pamirs in the late XIII century and the rest are Pamiris who are indigenous people of that and Chinese area of Pamirs. Formerly the highlands was used by both ethnicities mostly as summer pasture.
Around 65 percent of the population are Kirgiz who moved to Pamirs during the late XIII century, while the rest are Pamiris, native residents of the area and its Chinese counterpart. Traditionally, both communities used these highlands primarily for grazing in the summertime.