Index of Kyrgyzstan-related articles
Encyclopedia
Geography
AksyAksy
Aksy is a small town in southern Kyrgyzstan which gained notoriety in 2002 when police and police fired into a crowd of unarmed demonstrators, killing six...
- Balykchy
Balykchy
Balykchy is a town with a population about 40,000 people located at the western end of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, at and an elevation of about 1,900 metres...
- Chatyr-Kul
Chatyr-Kul
Chatyr-Kul is an endorheic alpine lake in the Tian Shan mountains in At-Bashi District of Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan; it lies in the lower part of Chatyr-Kul Depression near the Torugart Pass border crossing into China. The name of the lake means “Celestial Lake” in Kyrgyz...
- Chuy Valley
Chuy Valley
The Chuy Valley is a large valley located in north Tian-Shan. It extends from Boom Gorge in the east to Moyun-Kum desert in the west. It borders Kyrgyz Ala-Too in the south, and Chu-Ili mountains in the north. Through Boom Gorge in the narrow east part Chuy Valley is linked with Issyk-Kul Valley...
- Climate of Kyrgyzstan - Environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan
Environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan
The major environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan are summarized in the 2007 Concept of Ecological Security of Kyrgyz Republic and discussed in other environmental and environmental policy documents such as National Environmental Action Plan , Country Development Strategy for 2009–2011, Strategy on...
- Fergana Valley
Fergana Valley
The Fergana Valley or Farghana Valley is a region in Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Divided across three subdivisions of the former Soviet Union, the valley is ethnically diverse, and in the early 21st century was the scene of ethnic conflict...
- Issyk-Kul Lake - Kara-Suu District
Kara-Suu District
Kara-Suu is a raion of Osh Province in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Kara-Suu.:-Towns, rural communities, and villages:...
- List of birds of Kyrgyzstan - List of mammals of Kyrgyzstan - Peak Jengish Chokusu- Provinces of Kyrgyzstan - Raions of Kyrgyzstan
Raions of Kyrgyzstan
The provinces of Kyrgyzstan are divided into raions , administered by government-appointed officials. Rural communities consisting of up to twenty small settlements have their own elected mayors and councils. The raions are listed below, by province:The provinces of Kyrgyzstan are divided into...
- Songköl Too
Songköl Too
Songköl Too is a range in the Internal Tien-Shan that separates Songköl Valley with Song Kol Lake from Djumgal Valley, and Telek Valley. The length of the range is 92 km, and width up to 9 km. Maximum altitude is 3856 m. North slopes are steep and rugged, and south ones are gentle. The range is...
- Sulayman Mountain
Sulayman Mountain
The Sulayman Mountain is the only World Heritage Site in the country of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the city of Osh and was once a major place of Muslim and pre-Muslim pilgrimage...
- Tian-Shan
Populated places
AksyAksy
Aksy is a small town in southern Kyrgyzstan which gained notoriety in 2002 when police and police fired into a crowd of unarmed demonstrators, killing six...
- Bishkek
Bishkek
Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to...
- Batken
Batken
Batken is a small town of about 12,000 population, in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, on the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley. Its geographical location is...
- Chuy
Chuy
Chuy is a town in the extreme east of Uruguay, in the Rocha Department, northeast of Montevideo. It lies on the border with Brazil, separated from its Brazilian sister town of Chui only by a shared avenue that serves as the border, and by the Arroyo Chuy to the east...
- Jalal-Abad
Jalal-Abad
Jalalabat is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Province in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, with a population of about 150,000...
- Naryn
Naryn
Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 34,822 . It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River, , which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town...
- Osh
Osh
Osh is the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". The city is at least 3,000 years old, and has served as the administrative center of Osh Province since 1939...
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Talas
Talas, Kyrgyzstan
Talas is a small town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, located in the Talas River valley between two imposing mountain ranges. Its geographical location is and its population is 32,538 . It is the administrative headquarters of Talas province. The town was founded by East Slavic settlers in 1877...
Oblasts
Batken Oblasty - Chuy Oblasty - Jalal-Abad Oblasty - Naryn Oblasty - Osh Oblasty- Talas Oblasty - Ysyk-Kol OblastyRivers
Ala-Archa RiverAla-Archa River
The Ala-Archa River is a river in Alamudun District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is a left tributary of the Chu River in Chuy Valley.It has a length of 78 km with a basin area of 233 km ²....
- Alabuga River
Alabuga River
The Alabuga is a left tributary of the Naryn River in Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan. The river is formed at the north slopes of Torugart Too range, and south slopes of Djaman Too mountains ....
- At-Bashi River
At-Bashi River
The At-Bashi River is a left tributary of the Naryn River in Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan. The river is formed at the north slope of Jangy-Jer Range by confluence of rivers Ulan and Jangy-Jer...
- Chatkal River
Chatkal River
The Chatkal River is a river of Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan and Tashkent Province in Uzbekistan. It is a left tributary of the Chirciq River in the Syr Darya basin.The length of the river is 223 km, with a basin area of 7,110 km²...
- Chong-Kemin River
Chong-Kemin River
The Chong-Kemin River is a river in Kemin District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is a right tributary of the Chu River in Boom Gorge.It has a length of 116 km with a basin area of 1890 km ².-Bibliography:...
- Chu River
Chu River
"Chui River" redirects here. For the South American Chuí or Chuy River, on the Brazil-Uruguay border and Brazil's southernmost point, see Chuí River. For the Nam Sam River or Chu River, on the Lao-Vietnam border, see Nam Sam River....
- Kara Darya
Kara Darya
The Kara Darya or Qaradaryo is a tributary of the Syr Darya in Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan. The river is formed by the confluence of Kara-Kulja River and Tar River. There are more than 200 known tributaries of Kara Darya; the largest are Jazy River, Kara Unkur River, Kegart River, Kurshab...
- Kara-Suu
Kara-Suu
Kara-Suu is a town, river and valley in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The town is 23km northeast of Osh and is the capital of Kara-Suu District....
- Kegart River
Kegart River
The Kegart is a right tributary of the Kara Darya in Kyrgyzstan. The river is formed at the south-west slope of Fergana Range....
- Kichi-Kemin River
Kichi-Kemin River
The Kichi-Kemin River is a river in Kemin District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan and Korday District of Kazakhstan. It is a right tributary of the Chu River in Chuy Valley. It has a length of 81 km with a basin area of 614 km ².-Course:...
- Kurshab River
Kurshab River
The Kurshab flows into Andijan Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan. The river is formed at the north slope of the Fergana Range. There are several settlements located near Kurshab river: Gulcha, Kyzyl-Korgon, Sopu-Korgon....
- Naryn River
Naryn River
The Naryn River rises in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, flowing west through the Fergana Valley into Uzbekistan. Here it merges with the Kara Darya River to form the Syr Darya...
- Sokh River
Sokh River
The Sokh River is a river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It takes its rise on the north slopes of Alay Mountains and ends in Ferghana Valley. In the past, Sokh River was a left tributary of the Syr Darya. But, nowadays it is entirely used for irrigation....
- Talas River
Talas River
The Talas River rises in the Talas Province of Kyrgyzstan and flows west into Kazakhstan. It is formed from the confluence of the Karakol and Uch-Koshoy...
- Tar River (Kyrgyzstan)
Tar River (Kyrgyzstan)
The Tar River is a river in Kara-Kulja District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan. The portion of the Tar River from its source to confluence with Eshegart River is known as Kegart, the portion up to mouth of Terek River is called Alaykuu River, downstream its name is Oi-Tal River, and from its...
- Toshkan River
Toshkan River
The Toshkan is a river in the Tien Shan mountains in the border area between China and Kyrgyzstan. The Toshkan has its sources in the mountains south of the Kyrgyzstani city of Naryn. It then flows towards the east and into the Xinjiang province of China. It continues east, running parallel to the...
- Vakhsh River
Vakhsh River
The Vakhsh has been intensively developed for human use. Electricity, aluminum, and cotton are the mainstays of Tajikistan’s economy, and the Vakhsh is involved with all three of these sectors. Hydroelectricity provides 91% of the country’s electricity as of 2005, and 90% of that total comes from...
- Ysyk-Ata River
Ysyk-Ata River
The Ysyk-Ata River is a river in Ysyk-Ata District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is a left tributory of Chu River. The length of the river is 81 km, watershed - 558 m2, weighted average elevation - 3030 m, annual average flow rate - 7.05 m3/s....
Valleys
Alay ValleyAlay Valley
The Alay Valley is a broad, dry valley running east-west across most of southern Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. . It is about 180km east-west and about 40km north-south and 2500-3500m in altitude. The north side is the Alay Mountains which slope down to the Ferghana Valley...
- Arpa Valley
Arpa Valley
The Arpa Valley is a high-altitude valley located in the south-west part of internal Tien-Shan. The valley is limited by Fergana Range, Torugart Range, Atbashi Range, Ortok Too, and Djaman-Too....
- Chuy Valley
Chuy Valley
The Chuy Valley is a large valley located in north Tian-Shan. It extends from Boom Gorge in the east to Moyun-Kum desert in the west. It borders Kyrgyz Ala-Too in the south, and Chu-Ili mountains in the north. Through Boom Gorge in the narrow east part Chuy Valley is linked with Issyk-Kul Valley...
- Fergana Valley
Fergana Valley
The Fergana Valley or Farghana Valley is a region in Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Divided across three subdivisions of the former Soviet Union, the valley is ethnically diverse, and in the early 21st century was the scene of ethnic conflict...
- Kichi-Kemin Valley
Kichi-Kemin Valley
The Kichi-Kemin Valley is located in the east part of Chuy Valley in north Kyrgyzstan between mountains Kastek and Kemin. The middle part of the valley is flat, and the western part - terraced plain. There are a number of settlements located in the valley: Boroldoy, Imeni Il'icha, Ak-Tuz,...
History
Yenisei Kyrgyz- SakaSaka
The Saka were a Scythian tribe or group of tribes....
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Turkic expansion - Mongol invasion of Central Asia
Mongol invasion of Central Asia
The Mongol invasion of Central Asia occurred after the unification of the Mongol and Turkic tribes on Mongolian plateau in 1206. It finally completed when Genghis Khan conquered the Khwarizmian Empire in 1221....
- Oirats
Oirats
Oirats are the westernmost group of the Mongols who unified several tribes origin whose ancestral home is in the Altai region of western Mongolia. Although the Oirats originated in the eastern parts of Central Asia, the most prominent group today is located in the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal...
- Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
- Khanate of Kokand
Khanate of Kokand
The Khanate of Kokand was a state in Central Asia that existed from 1709–1883 within the territory of modern eastern Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan...
- Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast
Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast
The Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Oblast , in the former region of Soviet Central Asia, was created on 14 October 1924 within the Russian SFSR from the predominantly Kazakh and Kyrgyz parts of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. On 15 May 1925 it was renamed into the Kirghiz Autonomous...
- Kirghiz rebellion
Kirghiz rebellion
The Kirghiz rebellion occurred when Kyrgyz irregulars in Xinjiang revolted against the government. The leader of the rebellion was Id Mirab. The Chinese Muslim Taoyin of Kashgar, Ma Shaowu, ruthlessly crushed the Kirghiz rebels. The Soviet Union was also involved in suppressing the rebels....
- Battle of Kashgar (1933)
Battle of Kashgar (1933)
In the 1933 Battle of Kashgar, General Ma Zhancang signed a secret agreement with the daotai of Kashgar, Ma Shaowu, and his Chinese Muslim troops joined the Han Chinese garrison inside the yamen in Kashgar and helped them repulse Uighur and Kirghiz attacks led by Abdullah Bughra. Timur Beg's Turkic...
- Battle of Kashgar (1934)
Battle of Kashgar (1934)
The Battle of Kashgar was a military confrontation that took place in 1934 during the Xinjiang Wars. Turkic Muslim Uighur and Kirghiz fighters under Emir Abdullah Bughra and the other Turkic separatists began four separate attacks over a six-day period on Hui and Han Chinese soldiers led by General...
- Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Kirghiz SSR, the Kyrgyz SSR, or even Kirghizia, was one of republics that made up the Soviet Union...
- Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan
Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan
Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan is a political party currently active in Kyrgyzstan. The party's current Chairman is Jypar Jeksheev , who is also the founder of the movement...
- Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
- Osh riots (1990) - Tulip Revolution
Tulip Revolution
The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution refers to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev and his government in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after the parliamentary elections of February 27 and of March 13, 2005...
- 2010 Kyrgyzstan crisis
2010 Kyrgyzstan crisis
The 2010 Kyrgyz revolution began in April 2010 with the ousting of Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev in the capital Bishkek. It was followed by increased ethnic tension involving the Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in the south of the country, which escalated in June 2010...
- 2010 Kyrgyzstani uprising
2010 Kyrgyzstani uprising
The 2010 Kyrgyzstani revolution was a series of riots and demonstrations across Kyrgyzstan in April 2010 that led ultimately to the ousting of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. The uprising stemmed from growing anger against Bakiyev's administration, rising energy prices, and the sluggish economy, and...
- 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots
2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots
The 2010 South Kyrgyzstan riots were clashes between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, primarily in the cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad, in the aftermath of the ouster of former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on April 7. It is part of the larger 2010 Kyrgyzstan crisis. Violence that...
Demographics and language
Demographics of KyrgyzstanDemographics of Kyrgyzstan
The Demographics of Kyrgyzstan is about the demographic features of the population of Kyrgyzstan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population...
- Kyrgyz language
Kyrgyz language
Kyrgyz or Kirgiz, also Kirghiz, Kyrghiz, Qyrghiz is a Turkic language and, together with Russian, an official language of Kyrgyzstan...
- Kyrgyz alphabet
Kyrgyz alphabet
The Kyrgyz alphabets are the alphabets used to write the Kyrgyz language. The Kyrgyz language uses the following alphabets:* The Cyrillic script is officially used in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan...
- Old Turkic script - Romanization of Kyrgyz
Romanization of Kyrgyz
The Kyrgyz language language is written in the Kyrgyz alphabet, a modification of the Cyrillic alphabet. There is not one commonly accepted system of romanization of Kyrgyz, i.e. a rendering of Kyrgyz in the Latin alphabet. Some Kyrgyz romanization systems are given below:Besides these systems, one...
- Turkic peoples
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
Religion
Buddhism in Kyrgyzstan - Christianity in KyrgyzstanChristianity in Kyrgyzstan
Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the largest Christian dinomination in Kyrgyzstan with between 700,000 to 1.1 million followers which are made up of ethnic Russians and Ukrainians. A small minority of ethnic Germans are also Christian, mostly Lutheran and Anabaptist as well as a Roman Catholic...
- Islam in Kyrgyzstan
Islam in Kyrgyzstan
The vast majority of people in Kyrgyzstan are Muslims, as 86.3% of the country's population are followers of Islam. Muslims in Kyrgyzstan are of the Sunni branch, which entered the region during the 8th century. However, years of Soviet authority have suppressed long accustomed Islamic thinking to...
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Roman Catholicism in Kyrgyzstan
Roman Catholicism in Kyrgyzstan
The Roman Catholic Church in Kyrgyzstan is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.-Demographics:...
Culture
Bride kidnappingBride kidnapping
Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice throughout history and around the world in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry...
- Cuisine of Kyrgyzstan
Cuisine of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz cuisine, originating in Kyrgyzstan, is similar in many respects to that of its neighbors, particularly Kazakh cuisine.Traditional Kyrgyz food revolves around mutton and horse meat, as well as various milk products. The cooking techniques and major ingredients have been strongly influenced by...
- Komuz
Komuz
The komuz or qomuz , Azeri Gopuz, Turkish Kopuz, is an ancient fretless string instrument used in Central Asian music, related to certain other Turkic string instruments and the lute....
- Kyrgyz music - Kyz Kuumai - LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan
LGBT rights in Kyrgyzstan
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Kyrgyzstan may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in Kyrgyzstan, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal...
(Gay rights) - List of World Heritage Sites in Kyrgyzstan - Manas
Manas
Manas may refer to one of the following:*Manas, a Kyrgyz epic poem with 500,000 lines.*The Pali and Sanskrit term for "mind"; see**Manas **Manas-vijnana, one of the eight consciousnesses taught in Yogacara Buddhism...
- Saimaluu Tash
Saimaluu Tash
Saimaluu Tash is a petroglyph site in Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan, south of Kazarman. It is on the Ferghana Range at about 3,200 meters in two high valleys, separated by a low mountain ridge. Over 10,000 carved pictures have so far been identified, making the site a worldwide important...
- Tush kyiz
Tush kyiz
Tush kyiz are large, elaborately embroidered wall hangings, traditionally made in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan by elder women to commemorate the marriage of a son or daughter.Colors and designs are chosen to symbolize Kyrgyz traditions and rural life...
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Universities
American University of Central AsiaAmerican University of Central Asia
The , formerly the Kyrgyz-American University, is a liberal arts University located in Bishkek, the capital of the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan....
- International Ataturk-Alatoo University
International Ataturk-Alatoo University
International Atatürk-Alatoo University is a public university in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan-History:...
-International University Of Kyrgyzstan
International University Of Kyrgyzstan
The International University of Kyrgyzstan is a university in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.The university was established by decree of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Askar Akayev,№ UP-74, on March 11, 1993, and by the enactment of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, № 113, on March 16, 1993...
- Kyrgyz National University - Kyrgyz Technical University
Kyrgyz Technical University
The Kyrgyz State Technical University named after Iskhak Razzakov is a university in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan...
- Osh State University
Osh State University
Osh State University is the largest and the oldest university in southern Kyrgyzstan. Located in the historic city of Osh, it was founded in 1992 as a reorganization of the Osh Pedagogical Institute, which was founded in the early 1950s. 27,000 students, including 1500 international students,...
- Osh State University
Osh State University
Osh State University is the largest and the oldest university in southern Kyrgyzstan. Located in the historic city of Osh, it was founded in 1992 as a reorganization of the Osh Pedagogical Institute, which was founded in the early 1950s. 27,000 students, including 1500 international students,...
Politics and diplomacy
Collective Security Treaty OrganisationCollective Security Treaty Organisation
The Collective Security Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance which was signed on 15 May 1992. On 7 October 2002, the Presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan signed a charter in Tashkent founding the CSTO.Nikolai Bordyuzha was appointed...
- Diplomatic missions in Kyrgyzstan - Diplomatic missions of Kyrgyzstan
Elections in Kyrgyzstan
Elections in Kyrgyzstan
Elections in Kyrgyzstan gives information on election and election results in Kyrgyzstan.Kyrgyzstan elects on the national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a single six-year term by the people...
- Kyrgyzstan–Russia relations
Kyrgyzstan–Russia relations
Kyrgyzstan–Russia relations is the relationship between the two countries, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.Whereas the other Central Asian republics have sometimes complained of Russian interference, Kyrgyzstan has more often wished for more attention and support from Moscow than it has been able to obtain...
List of political parties in Kyrgyzstan - People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan
People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan
People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan is an electoral alliance formed on September 22, 2004 in Kyrgyzstan. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was chosen as the movement's Chairman at the alliance's November 5 founding congress. It was created to contest the February 2005 parliamentary elections.Following his...
Notable people
Abdylas MaldybaevAbdylas Maldybaev
Abdylas Maldybaev was a Kyrgyz composer, actor, and operatic tenor singer. Maldybaev was one of the composers of the state anthem of the Kirghiz SSR and is still renowned for his operatic composition. He helped popularize Kyrgyz music by skillfully using Western European techniques...
- Almaz Atambayev - Askar Akayev
Askar Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until his overthrow in the March 2005 Tulip Revolution....
- Bermet Akayeva
Bermet Akayeva
Bermet Askarevna Akayeva is a Kyrgyz politician and former MP. She is the daughter of ousted former President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev...
- Chinghiz Aitmatov
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Chyngyz Aitmatov was a Soviet and Kyrgyz author who wrote in both Russian and Kyrgyz. He was the best known figure in Kyrgyzstan's literature.- Life :...
- Daniyar Usenov
Daniyar Usenov
Daniar Toktogulovich Usenov is a Kyrgyz banker and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from October 2009 to April 2010. He previously served as Mayor of Bishkek.-Background:...
- Felix Kulov
Felix Kulov
Felix Sharshenbayevich Kulov served as Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan following the Tulip Revolution. He first served from 1 September 2005 until he resigned on 19 December 2006...
- Kasym Tynystanov
Kasym Tynystanov
Kasym Tynystanov was a prominent Kyrgyz scientist, politician and poet. He served as the first Minister of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic.-Early life:...
- Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev is a politician who served as the second President of Kyrgyzstan, from 2005 to 2010...
- Kurmanjan Datka
Kurmanjan Datka
Kurmanjan Datka , also known as "The Tsaritsa of Alai" or "The Queen of the South," was a stateswoman in Kyrgyzstan, known for her initial resistance to the annexation of that region by Russia.Kurmanjan was born into a nomadic family of the Mongush clan in the Alai Mountains...
- Omurbek Tekebayev
Omurbek Tekebayev
Omurbek Tekebayev is a Kyrgyz politician. He is a member and former speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament, elected on March 28, 2005. Tekebaev is the leader of the Ata-Meken socialist party....
- Orzubek Nazarov
Orzubek Nazarov
Orzubek Nazarov is a Kyrgyz boxer, who won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno...
- Nasirdin Isanov
Nasirdin Isanov
Nasirdin Isanov served as the first Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 30 August 1991 to 29 November 1991, when he died in a car crash.-Biography:...
- Roza Otunbayeva
Roza Otunbayeva
Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva is a Kyrgyz diplomat and politican who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 7 April 2010 until 1 December 2011. She was sworn in on July 3, 2010, after acting as interim leader following the 2010 April revolution which led to the ousting of then President Kurmanbek...
- Zamira Sydykova
Zamira Sydykova
Zamira Sydykova is the Kyrgyz ambassador to the United States and Canada, having been appointed to that position by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev....
Economy
Agriculture in KyrgyzstanAgriculture in Kyrgyzstan
Agriculture in Kyrgyzstan is a significant sector of the economy. According to the CIA World Factbook, it comprises 35.3% of the total GDP and occupies 55% of the total labor force. Only 7.5% of the total land area is used for crop cultivation, but 44% of the land is used as pastures for livestock...
- Banking in Kyrgyzstan
Banking in Kyrgyzstan
In mid-1995, the banking system in Kyrgyzstan continued to be dominated by the central savings bank and by the three major commercial banks that succeeded the sectoral banks of the Soviet era and remained under state control...
- Kumtor Gold Mine
Kumtor Gold Mine
Kumtor Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mining site in Issyk Kul Province of Kyrgyzstan located about 350 km southeast of the capital Bishkek and 80 km south of Lake Issyk-Kul near the border with China....
- Manas International Airport
Manas International Airport
Manas International Airport is the main international airport in Kyrgyzstan located 25 km north-northwest of the capital Bishkek.The airport is operational 24 hours and its ILS system is ICAO CAT 2...
- Osh Airport
Osh Airport
Osh Airport is an airport serving Osh, a city in the Osh province of Kyrgyzstan.International arrivals with questions concerning their entry into the country may call the border service's Southern Regional Administration at 7-25-25; 2-34-6 or border unit #2011 at 5-55-09; 3-89-38.- Airlines and...
- Transport in Kyrgyzstan
Transport in Kyrgyzstan
Transport in Kyrgyzstan is severely constrained by the country's alpine topography. Roads have to snake up steep valleys, cross passes of altitude and more, and are subject to frequent mud slides and snow avalanches. Winter travel is close to impossible in many of the more remote and high-altitude...
Protected areas
Ak-Suu Complex Nature Reserve - Ala Archa National ParkAla Archa National Park
The Ala Archa National Park is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek...
- Besh-Aral State Nature Reserve
Besh-Aral State Nature Reserve
Besh-Aral State Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Jalal-Abad Province, western Kyrgyzstan. Established in 1979, it currently covers 112,018 hectares.-History:...
- Karatal-Japyryk State Nature Reserve
Karatal-Japyryk State Nature Reserve
The Karatal-Japyryk State Nature Reserve is located in Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan. It was established in 1994 with a purpose of conservation of unique nature complexes, protection of rare and threatened species of flora and fauna of Central Tien-Shan, and maintain regional environmental balance...
- Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve
Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve
The Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve is located in Jalal-Abad Province in western Kyrgyzstan. The Reserve was established in 1959, and in 1978 it was designated as a World Biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The Reserve is located at altitudes from above sea level....
- State Nature National Park Besh-Tash - Surmatash Nature Reserve
Surmatash Nature Reserve
The Surmatsh Nature Reserve is located in Kadamjay District of Batken Province of Kyrgyzstan. It was established in 2009 with a purpose of conservation of unique nature complexes and biological diversity, protection of rare and threatened species of flora and fauna, and extending network of...
Sports
Football Federation of Kyrgyz RepublicFootball Federation of Kyrgyz Republic
The Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic is the governing body of football in Kyrgyzstan . The organization controls the Kyrgyzstan national football team , Kyrgyzstan national futsal team and sponsors the top league of Kyrgyz football....
- Kanatbek Begaliev
Kanatbek Begaliev
Kanatbek Begaliev is a Kyrgyz wrestler who won the silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....
- Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team
Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team
The Kyrgyzstan men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of Kyrgyzstan. The team is controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.-History:...
- Kyrgyzstan national football team
Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team is the national team of Kyrgyzstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic.-History:...
- Ruslan Tiumenbaev