Bishkek

NOUN
  1. the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
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  • In order to prevent the power station turbines from stopping, they had to limit electricity supply across the country and even lay responsibility for power generation for the northern Kyrgyzstan to the Bishkek heat station, which was already running out of gas, coal and mazut. Ferghana.Ru news agency
  • The U.S. has a strategic relationship with Bishkek through its use of Manas airbase, which is used to supply U.S. coalition-led troops in Afghanistan. The Tulip Revolution Wilts
  • Taking what he called his annual leave of absence, the Kyrgyz president had intended to return to Bishkek on March 16. Ferghana.Ru news agency
  • Muslim men pray during the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bairam) festival of sacrifice holiday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on November 27, 2009.
  • BISHKEK -- A Kyrgyz rights group says it is seriously concerned by what it calls a coordinated attack by authorities on freedom of speech. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  • One: the acccount of Pishpek aka Frunze aka Bishkek, which is about the capital of Kyrgyzstan reverting to a pre-Soviet name. Doing the tell
  • ALMATY -- Editors of the Bishkek-based stan. tv say two people used the murder of their colleague to conduct a search of their office in Almaty, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. Spero News
  • A Kyrgyz berkutchi eagle hunter launches his bird, a golden eagle, during a traditional hunting festival "Salburun" in the village of Tyup some 370km from Bishkek near Issyk-Kul lake on May 1, 2011. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • But does it mean that there left no chance to settle the "water problem" with Bishkek, which counted upon price preferences for coal and mazut delivery from their northern neighbor, in exchange for irrigation regulation. Ferghana.Ru news agency
  • When Kyrgyzstan's authoritarian president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, was overthrown in April, U.S. officials who rushed to Bishkek to show support for his successor received a tongue-lashing from the new Kyrgyz government, which claimed that opaque jet fuel deals had enriched the deposed regime. Kyrgyz contracts fly under the radar
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