Kipchak (Kypchak) is a major and influential Kyrgyz tribe [ru.wikipedia.org].Ethnic Grouping: It belongs to the Ichkilik tribal division (one of the three main branches of the Kyrgyz people). Geography: Historically settled in southern Kyrgyzstan, mainly in the Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Batken regions. Origin: They integrated into the Kyrgyz ethnos during the Middle Ages through the fusion of nomadic Turkic tribes.