Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek marks its 138th anniversary
On April 29, 2016, Bishkek is having the City Day. The mayor's office plans to conduct a series of events dedicated to the holiday.
Bishkek, formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.
The name is thought to derive from a Kyrgyz word for a churn used to make fermented mare's milk (kumys), the Kyrgyz national drink, which is rather debatable. It was founded in 1825 as a Khokand fortress to control local caravan routes and to get tribute from Kyrgyz tribes.
Bishkek is a city of boulevards and marble-faced public buildings combined with numerous Soviet-style apartment blocks surrounding interior courtyards and, especially outside the city downtown, thousands of smaller privately built houses.
Bishkek, formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.
The name is thought to derive from a Kyrgyz word for a churn used to make fermented mare's milk (kumys), the Kyrgyz national drink, which is rather debatable. It was founded in 1825 as a Khokand fortress to control local caravan routes and to get tribute from Kyrgyz tribes.
Bishkek is a city of boulevards and marble-faced public buildings combined with numerous Soviet-style apartment blocks surrounding interior courtyards and, especially outside the city downtown, thousands of smaller privately built houses.