Kyrgyzstan

Transit Center at Manas

Transit Center at Manas (formerly called Manas Air Base) and unofficially called Ganci Air Base is a United States military installation at Manas International Airport, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, primarily operated by the U.S. Air Force. The base was opened in December 2001 to support U.S. military operations in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. It has hosted [...]

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Manas air base Kyrgyzstan

Manas Air Base (now called Transit Center at Manas) and unofficially called Ganci Air Base is a United States military installation at Manas International Airport, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, primarily operated by the U.S. Air Force. The base was opened in December 2001 to support U.S. military operations in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. [...]

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Music of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstani music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Turkmen and Kazakh folk forms. Kyrgyz folk music is characterized by the use of long, sustained pitches, with Russian elements also prominent. Travelling musicians and shamans called manaschi are popular for their singing and komuz-playing. Their music is typically heroic epics, such as the [...]

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Kyrgyzstan holidays

Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan enjoy several national holidays every year other than holidays of weekends in public offices. Some public holidays dates remain same like Independence Day on 31st August, National Day on 2nd December and some other holidays while some religious holidays dates varies. Below is the list of holidays in Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan official [...]

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Telephone codes of cities of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan phone code numbers for different cities are given below. Order of a set of number: 8 – 10 – 996 – a city code – a phone number Ak-Suu, Issyk-Kul region. 3948 Ak-Tel LLC 543 Ala-Buka, Jalal-Abatskij region. 3741 Anan, Issyk-Kul region. 3942 Aravan, Osh region. 3231 At-Bashi, Naryn region. 3534 Baetovo, Naryn region. [...]

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Kyrgyzstan Emergency numbers and information services

Kyrgyzstan Emergency numbers and information services Fire service- 101 Police- 102 Ambulance 103 Local gas service 104 Telegram by telephone 106 Rescue service of the Bishkek city 110 Medical service 151 Intercity telephone information service 160 State rescue service 161 Manas airport information office +996312903109 Central rail road information office +996312620902 Western bus station information [...]

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Kyrgyzstan: A quick fact book about Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Quick fact book about Kyrgyzstan A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic [...]

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Kyzyl-Suu

Kyzyl-Suu (formerly known as Pokrovka) is a village in the Issyk Kul Province of Kyrgyzstan. About 10km inland from Lake Issyk Kul on the A363 highway between Jeti-Ögüz resort and Barskoon, it is the capital of Jeti-Oguz District. At the head of the Chong Kyzyl-Suu (‘little red water’) valley, it is a base for trekking [...]

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Karakol

Karakol, formerly Przhevalsk, is fourth largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the Kyrgyzstan-China border and 380 kilometres (240 mi) from the capital Bishkek. It is the administrative capital of Issyk Kul Province. To the north, on highway A363, is Tyup and [...]

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Ak-Talaa District

Ak-Talaa is a raion (district) of Naryn Province in Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Baetov. Rural communities, and villages of Ak-Talaa District In total, Ak-Talaa District include 13 rural communities (aiyl okmotus). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Ak-Talaa District are: Ak-Tal aiyl okmotu (center [...]

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