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Bishkek city overview
Bishkek is a city in Kyrgyzstan shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseBishkek Manas (FRU)
Known forBishkek, Capital city in Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek planning base 3, Bishkek planning base 4
RegionKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan
Time zoneAsia/Bishkeklocal time
Founded1346historical origin
City history
Based on DNA evidence, the area near Bishkek is considered one of the possible origins of the Black Death between AD 1346 and 1353. Kokhand rule Originally a caravan rest stop, possibly founded by.
In 1844, the forces of Ormon Khan, the leader of the Kara-Kyrgyz Khanate, briefly captured the fortress. Tsarist era In 1860, Imperial Russia annexed the area, and the military forces of Colonel Apollon Zimmerman.
The Imperial Russian government redeveloped the site from 1877 onward, encouraging the settlement of Russian peasants by giving them fertile land to develop. Soviet era In 1926, the city became the capital of the.
Under Soviet rule, from 1926 to 1991, the city was named Frunze in honour of Bolshevik Mikhail Frunze.
In June 1990, a state of emergency was declared following severe ethnic riots in southern Kyrgyzstan that threatened to spread to the capital.
The city was renamed Bishkek on 5 February 1991, and Kyrgyzstan achieved independence later that year during the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Bishkek is supposedly named after the paddle used to churn fermenting milk.
Bishkek would grow up to be a noble figure and after his death, was buried on a mound near the banks of the Alamüdün.
The building was seen and described by travelers of the 17th and 18th centuries.
In the last years of Kokhand rule, the Pishpek fortress was led by Atabek, the Datka.
Colonel Zimmermann rebuilt the town over the destroyed fort and appointed field-Poruchik Titov as head of a new Russian garrison.
Before independence, the majority of Bishkek's population were ethnic Russians.
One of Bishkek's largest employment centres today is the Dordoy Bazaar open market, where many of the Chinese goods imported to CIS countries are sold.
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Bishkek
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Capital city in Kyrgyzstan
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Bishkek planning base 3
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Bishkek planning base 4
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Bishkek planning base 5
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Bishkek Manas (FRU) arrival plan
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