The Sart Kalmyks are an ethnic group of the Oirats, who live in Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan. Their population is estimated to be c. 12,000. They are descendants of the Ööled tribes, who moved to the territory of the Russian Empire after the fail of the Dungan revolt, some part inhabited the area during the rule of the Zunghar Khanate.They used to speak in a dialect of the Oirat language, but now completely switched to the Kyrgyz language.