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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Kyrgyzstan on 3 April, and protesters gathered outside the UN's headquarters in the capital of Bishkek to inform Ban Ki-moon of the media situation. [15] A small group of protesters then moved to the center of town, but were stopped by police. [16]
In 1991, the Kyrgyz parliament changed the capital's name to Bishkek. Bishkek is situated at an altitude of about 800 metres (2,600 ft), just off the northern fringe of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range, an extension of the Tian Shan mountain range. These mountains rise to a height of 4,895 metres (16,060 ft).
In 1980, 86 low-power television repeaters were operational in Kyrgyzstan, the majority of which were handmade. This enabled access to television signals to more than 95% of the population. [3] In the 1970s, daily television broadcasts in Kyrgyzstan lasted almost six hours a day, in both Kyrgyz and Russian languages. From 1964 to 1985, the ...
Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven regions (Kyrgyz: облус, romanized: oblus; Russian: область, romanized: oblast). [1] The capital, Bishkek, is administered as an independent city of republican significance, as well as being the capital of Chüy Region. Osh also has independent city status since 2003. [2]
Lebedinovka (Kyrgyz: Лебединовка) is a village on the outskirts of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. Administratively, however, it is not part of the city, but is the center of the Alamüdün District of Chüy Region, which surrounds Bishkek. Lebedinovka was established in 1898. [1] Its population was 21,118 in 2021. [2]
The architectural design is adapted to the national values of the Kyrgyz people and resembles a traditional yurt. [ 2 ] The stadium structure is a closed rectangular plan with corner insertions, consisting of a three-tiered stand, first-floor under-stand facilities, second and third-floor distribution galleries, elevated levels offering field ...
The Kyrgyzstan government is ousted as the result of the popular revolt. Opposition leader Roza Otunbayeva says she will lead a temporary government for six months. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev escapes Bishkek, purportedly to a southern region of the country through Osh. He refuses to resign, but admits he has lost control of the Kyrgyz military.
Tokmok (Kyrgyz: Токмок, lit. 'hammer'; Russian: Токмак, romanized: Tokmak) [3] is a city in the Chüy Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek, with a population of 71,443 in 2021. [2]