Bishkek

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Submitted Name

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Type Settlement
Usage Kyrgyz, Russian, English
Scripts Бишкек (Kyrgyz, Russian)
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified
Contributor Contrib.highexpectasians on 5/22/2016
Last Editor Editorhighexpectasians 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.