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Bookmark or Share- A first-timer's guide to Kyrgyzstan - Lonely PlanetFormally the Kyrgyz Republic, to everyone but the suits in parliament, this country is called Kyrgyzstan.Descending towards Bishkek’s Manas airport, the snow… With tips on transportation, packing, budgeting and things to do when you're there for the best experience, plan your visit to Kyrgyzstan with our guide.
- Kyrgyzstan - WikipediaKyrgyzstan, [a] officially the Kyrgyz Republic, [b] [13] is a landlocked country in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the capital and largest city. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast.
- Kyrgyzstan | People, Language, Pronunciation & History | BritannicaKyrgyzstan, country of Central Asia. It is bounded by Kazakhstan on the northwest and north, by China on the east and south, and by Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the south and west. Most of Kyrgyzstan’s borders run along mountain crests. The capital is Bishkek (known from 1862 to 1926 as Pishpek and from 1926 to 1991 as Frunze).
- Kyrgyzstan - The World FactbookA Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of the territory of present-day Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed by the Russian Empire in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed.
- Kyrgyzstan - Soviet Union, Central Asia, Nomadic | BritannicaAmong the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union, Kyrgyzstan was perhaps the most eager to obtain full independence. After more than 1,000 years of disunity, statelessness, and foreign subjection, Kyrgyzstan joined the world’s independent countries on August 31, 1991.
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