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Bishkek

Also known as Frunze, Pishpek

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.

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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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Key facts

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Settlement.native_name: Бишкек
Settlement.native_name_lang: ky
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: ISO 9
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Biškek
Settlement.translit_lang1_type2: BGN/PCGN
Settlement.translit_lang1_info2: Bishkek
Settlement.translit_lang1_type3: ALA-LC
Settlement.translit_lang1_info3: Bishkek
Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city
Settlement.p4: Sverdlov
Settlement.translit_lang1: Kyrgyz
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: view from Bishkek south towards the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range; Bishkek Central Mosque; Residential Area of the City; Victory Square and Bishkek City Hall
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Bishkek.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Bishkek Kyrgyzstan.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120px
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.flag_link: Flag of Bishkek

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Encyclopedic overview

36 sections

Contents

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

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.

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