Bishkek

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TypeSettlement

UsageKyrgyz, Russian, English

ScriptsБишкек (Kyrgyz, Russian)

Edit StatusStatus 2a. listed usages are verified

ContributorContrib.highexpectasians on 5/22/2016

Last EditorEditorhighexpectasians on 5/22/2016 [revision history]

Meaning & History

Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from besh meaning "five" and kek meaning "chiefs", the word pishagakh meaning "place beneath the mountains" or from Kazakh besh meaning "five" and bik meaning "peaks". Bishkek is the capital city of the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan.