What is Bishkek?
[[File:Bischkek.jpg|thumb|Bishkek city]] [[File:42 kg chui alaarcha glacier3.jpg|thumb|right|Ala-Archa, Bishkek]] [[Image:Flag of Bishkek.svg|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Coat of arms of Bishkek Kyrgyzstan.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Bishkek''' (Бишкек) is the [[capital city]] of [[Kyrgyzstan]]. It has a [[population]] of 900,000 (2005). It was originally founded in 1878 as the Russian fortress of '''Pishpek''' (Пишпек). From 1926 until 1991 it was known as '''Frunze''' (Фрунзе), after the [[Bolshevik]] military leader [[Mikhail Frunze]]. In the [[Kyrgyz language]], a Bishkek is a [[churn]] used to make stirred horse milk (kumis), the Kyrgyz national drink. {{multistub|geo|Asia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Bishkek| ]]