Bishkek
Sign in to saveBishkek, formerly known as Pishpek (until 1926), and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the capital and largest urban city of Kyrgyzstan. The city is also the capital of the Chüy Region. It is situated near the border with Kazakhstan and has a population of around 1,200,000 people as of 2024.
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Bishkek is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan, located near the Kazakhstan border with a population of around 1.2 million people. As the country's primary urban center and seat of government, it serves as Kyrgyzstan's political and administrative hub.
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36 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Kokhand rule
- Tsarist era
- Soviet era
- Independence era
- Geography
- Orientation
- City centre
- Outer neighbourhoods
- Outside the city
- Distances
- Climate
- Demographics
- Ecology and environment
- Air quality
- Economy
- Housing
- Government
- Administrative divisions
- Culture
- Religion
- Sports
- Education
- Transportation
- Mass public transport
- Commuter and long-distance buses
- Rail
- Air
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek (until 1926), and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the capital and largest urban city of Kyrgyzstan. The city is also the capital of the Chüy Region. It is situated near the border with Kazakhstan and has a population of around 1,200,000 people as of 2024.
The Khanate of Kokand established the fortress of Pishpek in 1825 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 Apollon Zimmermann destroyed the fortress. In the present day, the fortress ruins can be found just north of Jibek Jolu Street, near the new main mosque. A Russian settlement was established in 1868 on the site of the fortress under its original name, Pishpek. It lay within the General Governorship of Russian Turkestan and its Semirechye Oblast.