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Kyrgyzstan was a former republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Together with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan it forms a region known as Central Asia. Countries neighbouring Kyrgyzstan are: Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The area of Kyrgyzstan is almost completely mountainous and is subject to major earthquakes. Weather in KyrgyzstanView a graphical weather forecast for the week ahead in places around Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek Weather, Frunze Weather, Kant Weather, Tokmak Weather. Tien Shan means Heavenly Mountains in Chinese. It is the major mountain system of Central Asia; stretching for over 2,400 km, with a width of between 320 and 480kms. In the border area where Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and China all meet is a succession of high peaks. Peak Pobedy (Russian for victory), in eastern Kyrgyzstan, is the highest (7,439). The largest glaciers are formed in the high altitudes of these international boundaries when the amount of snowfall is greater than the melting rate. Formerly Frunze and Pishpek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan is situated in the irrigated Chu River valley. The Uzbek khan of Kokand built a fortress here in the mid-19th century, and named it Bishbek. The stronghold was taken by the Russians in 1862, and named Pishpek. In 1926 the city was renamed Frunze in honour of the Soviet general, M. V. Frunze. The Kyrgyz parliament changed its name to Bishkek in early 1991, before the country's declaration of independence. Accommodation in BishekHotels
in Bishek: This large mountain lake, in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan, is one of the deepest in the world and lies at an altitude of 1,607 m. Irrigation in the lake's basin has contributed to a decline in the lake's level. Despite its height, the lake doesn't freeze in winter and supports some commercial fishing. The Kyrgyz people migrated west from China, to settle in the area that is now Kyrgyzstan, in about the 16th century. The region was conquered by Mongolians in the late 17th century, and came under the Kokand khanate in the 19th century. Tsarist Russian forces defeated the khanate in 1876, and incorporated present-day Kyrgyzstan into the Russian Empire. During the Soviet era, the republic experienced extreme cultural and political repression, saw the influx of Russians and other peoples in large numbers, and underwent large-scale industrialisation. The collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union, in 1991, led to the republic's independence as Kyrgyzstan. Fantastic Asia: Kyrgyzstan Travel Guides Books
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