Bishkek
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Bishkek city
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Ala-Archa, Bishkek
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Bishkek (Бишкек) is the capital city of Kyrgyzstan. It has a population of 900,000 (2005). It was originally founded in 1878 as the Russian fortress of Pishpek (Пишпек). From 1926 until 1991 it was known as Frunze (Фрунзе), after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze. In the Kyrgyz language, a Bishkek is a churn used to make stirred horse milk (kumis), the Kyrgyz national drink.
Bishkek Media
Statue of Mikhail Frunze near the railway station
Map including Bishkek (labelled as Frunze) (AMS, 1948)
Clothing stalls in Dordoy Bazaar, Bishkek.
A typical Bishkek passenger van passes by the East Bus Terminal.
The electronic board in the main hall of Bishkek-2, the main train station, shows Bishkek and Moscow time.