City Day celebrated in Bishkek

Bishkek, April 29, 2021. / Kabar /. The capital of Kyrgyzstan - the city of Bishkek today marks 143 years since the official date of its foundation.

In connection with the COVID-19 epidemic, mass events have been canceled in the republic, but the Bishkek Mayor’s Office has organized small festive events in the districts of the capital, taking into account the observance of sanitary standards.

Concerts, master classes and the distribution of gifts in honor of the City Day are held in the city districts and open-air parks.

Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, is located in the north of the country, in the Chui valley at the foothills of the Tien Shan, at an altitude of 700-900 meters above sea level, 25 kilometers from the border with Kazakhstan.

The official date of the foundation of the city is April 29, 1878. On this day, the military governor of the Semirechensk region located in those places, Gerasim Kolpakovsky, gave the command to transfer the center of the Tokmak district to the city of Pishpek. Today, this date is considered the Day of the City.

The current name of the city - Bishkek - translates as "stirrer for whipping kumis", according to other sources Bishkek batyr (hero) lived approximately in 1700-1755-57 of the 18th century, in the war with the Dzungar (Oirot) invaders, according to legend, he was the commander of the Kyrgyz army. He united the Kyrygz heroes, formed a large army and made a significant contribution to the expulsion of the Dzungarian (Kalmyk) troops from Kyrgyzstan. Today the capital of Kyrgyzstan is named after the hero of Bishkek, but this is inaccurate information, since there are no reliable sources.