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Bishkek

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Bish·kek  (bshkk, bsh-) Formerly Frun·ze (frnz)
The capital of Kyrgyzstan in the north-central part of the country on the Chu River west-southwest of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Built on the site of a fort established in 1846, it was taken by the Russians in 1862. Population: 896,000.
Bishkek [bɪʃˈkɛk]
n
(Placename) the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Pop.: 619 000 (1999 est.) Also called Pishpek Former name (1926-91) Frunze
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Noun1.Bishkek - the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
Biskek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, Frunze
Kirgizia, Kirgizstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Kirghizia, Kirghizstan, Kirgiz, Kirghiz - a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991


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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.
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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
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