Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Bishkek Бишкек |
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| • ISO 9 | biškek | ||
| • BGN/PCGN | bishkek | ||
| • ALA-LC | bishkek | ||
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 Bishkek
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| Coordinates: 42°52′29″N 74°36′44″E / 42.87472°N 74.61222°E | |||
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 Kyrgyzstan
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| Shaar | Bishkek(It is, however, the capital of the Chuy Region) | ||
| Founded | 1825 | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Albek Ibraimov | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 169.6 km2 (65.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 937,400 | ||
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | KGT (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal code | 720000-720085 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+996) 312 | ||
| Vehicle registration | B, E | ||
| Website |
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Bishkek (Kyrgyz: Бишкéк; Kyrgyz pronunciation: [biʃˈkek] and [bʲiʂˈkʲɪk] respectively), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of the Kyrgyz Republic. Bishkek is also the administrative center of the Chuy Region. The province surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of the province, but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.
Post-Soviet research suggests the name derives from a Kyrgyz word for a churn used to make fermented mare's milk (kumis), the Kyrgyz national drink - although not all sources agree on this. In 1825 Khokand authorities established the fortress of "Pishpek" in order to control local caravan-routes and to collect tribute from Kyrgyz tribes. On 4 September 1860, with the approval of the Kyrgyz, Russian forces led by Colonel Zimmermann destroyed the fortress. In 1868 a Russian settlement was established on the site of the fortress under its original name, "Pishpek". It lay within the General Governorship of Russian Turkestan and its Semirechye Oblast.
In 1925 the Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast was established in Russian Turkestan, promoting Pishpek to its capital. In 1926 the city was given the name Frunze, after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze (1885-1925), who was born there. In 1936, the city of Frunze became the capital of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, during the final stages of the national delimitation in the Soviet Union.
In 1991 the Kyrgyz parliament changed the capital's name to "Bishkek".
Bishkek is situated at an altitude of about 800 meters (2,600 ft), just off the northern fringe of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too range, an extension of the Tian Shan mountain range. These mountains rise to a height of 4,855 meters (15,928 ft) and provide a spectacular backdrop to the city. North of the city, a fertile and gently undulating steppe extends far north into neighboring Kazakhstan. The Chui River drains most of the area. Bishkek is connected to the Turkestan-Siberia Railway by a spur line.
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