The city has emerged from a caravan stop on the Silk Road in the Tian-Shan Mountains. In Soviet times the city was renamed Frunze.
Even today the main square and its architecture are still very much influenced by the Soviet era.
In some places Echoes of the historical Silk Road can be seen.
Since 2010 Kyrgyzstan is a parliamentary republic. From independence until there it was a difficult way to Kyrgyzstan. Tulip Revolution, electoral fraud and ethnic unrest dominated the country for the past 20 years.
Even today the country faces major challenges. Many problems can not be solved by the State. Perhaps this also supports a return to Islamic roots.
Not always the power supply is guaranteed everywhere. We experienced the capital often quite dark ...
... but found the light elsewhere. In the eyes and hearts of the residents.
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