Bishkek - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Bishkek Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,520,038,473 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Bishkek

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.20 sec.

Bishkek

Capital of Kyrgyzstan; population (1999) 750,300. Bishkek is situated in the valley of the River Chu north of the Kyrgyz Alatau mountain range, 180 km/112 mi west of Almaty in Kazakhstan. Among the goods produced here are textiles, agricultural machinery, and electrical and electronic goods. Food industries include meat-packing and tobacco production.

History

Bishkek was founded in 1846 as a fortress by the Khan of Kokand; it was captured by the Russians 1860–62, and became a town in 1878. During the Soviet period, it was made the administrative

centre of the Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast (1924), and of the Frunze

oblast of Kyrgyzia (1939–59). The city was renamed Frunze in 1926 in honour of the Red Army commander Mikhail Vasilievich Frunze.

Bishkek is an important centre of higher education, with Kyrgyz State University (1951) and Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences (1954), as well as institutions for agricultural, medical, and teacher education.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Over the following weeks, Tajik leaders allowed the US access to three of its airfields and Kyrgyzstan allowed the use of its airbases in its capital, Bishkek, and in Osh.
China turns West: Beijing's contemporary strategy towards Central Asia by Sheives, Kevin / Pacific Affairs
It's also 600 miles from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan south over the Hindu Kush Mountains into targets around Kabul and Kandahar.
Our challenge: transforming and modernizing the Air Force by Moseley, T. Michael / Air Force Speeches
military after 9/11 into bases in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, the latter one near Bishkek and thus rather close to China's border, has strengthened Chinese suspicions of an American attempt at encirclement.
The new great game by Atal, Subodh / The National Interest
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.