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Bishkek

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bishkek , formerly Frunze , city (1993 est. pop. 640,700), capital of Kyrgyzstan, on the Chu River and on a branch of the Turkistan-Siberia RR. It is a rail and highway hub and the industrial and cultural center of Kyrgyzstan. Its meatpacking and agricultural machine plants were among the largest in the former USSR. Other industries include metalworking, food processing, and the manufacture of assorted craftworks. Bishkek has a hydroelectric station. The Uzbek khans of Kokand built a fortress on the site in 1846; it was taken by Russian forces in 1862 and became the fort of Pishpek. The city,... Read more
Bishkek
Bishkek (formerly Frunze) Capital of Kyrgyzstan, central Asia, on the River Chu. Founded in 1862 as Pishpek, it was the birthplace...after whom it was renamed in 1926 when it became administrative centre of the Kirghiz Soviet Republic. Its name changed to Bishkek in 1991, when Kyrgyzstan declared independence. The ... Read more
Bishkek
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Peshagakh, Bishkek, Pishpek, Frunze The city's original Sogdian name meant ‘...on the site in 1825 against Russian encroachment and called it Bishkek, probably a corruption of Peshagakh. However, it has been suggested... Read more

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