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Waldseemüller's 1507 map of America re-drawn on an equirectangular projection and on the same uniform scale as that of Schöner of 1515, so as to be readily comparable. [6] Schöner's 1515 map of America re-drawn on an equirectangular projection and on the same uniform scale as that of Waldseemüller of 1507, so as to be readily comparable. [6]
Bishkek, [a] formerly known as Frunze, and earlier Pishpek, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. [b] Bishkek is situated near the border with Kazakhstan and has a population of 1,074,075, as of 2021.
Kyrgyzstan, [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 is a landlocked nation in Central Asia, with an area of 199,951 km². [1] The national territory extends about 900 km (560 mi) from east to west and 410 km (250 mi) from north to south. [2] Kyrgyzstan is bordered on the east and southeast by China, on the north by Kazakhstan, on the west by Uzbekistan, and on the south by Tajikistan.
Suyab (Persian: سوی آب; traditional Chinese: 碎葉; simplified Chinese: 碎叶; pinyin: Suìyè; Wade–Giles: Sui 4-yeh 4 Middle Chinese: /suʌiH jiᴇp̚/), also known as Ordukent (modern-day Ak-Beshim), was an ancient Silk Road city located some 50 km east from Bishkek, and 8 km west southwest from Tokmok, in the Chu river valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven regions (Kyrgyz: облус, romanized: oblus; Russian: область, romanized: oblast). [1] The capital, Bishkek, is administered as an independent city of republican significance, as well as being the capital of Chüy Region. Osh also has independent city status since 2003. [2]
Map of Kyrgyzstan with Kazakhstan to the north The Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border is 1,212 kilometres (753 mi) and runs from the tripoint with Uzbekistan to the tripoint with China . [ 1 ] Bishkek , the Kyrgyz capital, is situated just 16 km (10 mi) to the south of this boundary, and Almaty (Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital) is ...
The Mongol invasion of Central Asia in the 13th century devastated the territory of Kyrgyzstan, costing its people their independence and their written language. The son of Genghis Khan, Juche, conquered the Kyrgyz tribes of the Yenisey region, who by this time had become disunited.