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The capital city of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek; the former names were Frunze and Pishkek. Bishkek is situated at the foot of the Kyrgyz ridge in the center of the Chu valley at an elevation of 750 meters above sea level. Bishkek lies in the plain formed by the joining of the river deposits of the Ala-Archa, Alamedin, and other rivers. The geographic coordinates of the city are approximately 42°49′ north latitude and 74°38′ east longitude. The city was founded in 1825, has a size of 17,318 hectares, and has a population of about 780,000 inhabitants.
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Imanbekov, S., Dzhanuzakov, K., Uranova, S., Frolova, A. (1999). Seismic Hazard and Building Vulnerability in Kyrgyzstan. In: King, S.A., Khalturin, V.I., Tucker, B.E. (eds) Seismic Hazard and Building Vulnerability in Post-Soviet Central Asian Republics. NATO ASI Series, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2971-0_4
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