Established as a stop on a branch of the Silk Road through the Tian Shan mountain range, Bishkek was fortified in the 19th c. It is the capital and largest city of the Kyrgyzstan or the Kyrgyz Republic.
Established as a stop on a branch of the Silk Road through the Tian Shan mountain range, Bishkek was fortified in the 19th c. It is the capital and largest city of the Kyrgyzstan or the Kyrgyz Republic.