Bishkek
Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It has a population
of approximately 900,000 (2005).
Bishkek is situated at about 420-950 m altitude just
off the northern fringe of the Ala-Too range, an extension of the
Tien Shan mountain range, which rises up to 4,800 m and provides
a spectacular backdrop to the city. North of the city, a fertile
and gently undulating steppe extends far north into neighboring Kazakhstan.
The Chui river drains most of the area. Bishkek is connected to the
Turkestan-Siberia Railway by a spur.
Bishkek is a city of wide boulevards and marble-faced
public buildings combined with numerous Soviet-style apartment
blocks surrounding interior courtyards and, especially outside the
city center, thousands of smaller, often privately built houses.
It is laid out on a grid pattern, with most streets flanked on both
sides by narrow irrigation channels that water the innumerable trees
which provide shade in the hot summers.
Bishkek history
Bishkek museums
Bishkek Parks
Bishkek monuments
Ata-Beiit
Bishkek photogallery
Kyrgyzstan travel