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BishkekCapital of Kyrgyzstan; population (1996) 670,000. 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. HistoryBishkek 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 administrativecentre 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.
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