Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, also known as Kirghizia, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek. 90% of the population are Muslims with the majority being Sunni.
About Kyrgyzstan in brief
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, also known as Kirghizia, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek. 90% of the population are Muslims with the majority being Sunni. The country has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of the Silk Road and other commercial routes. It was ruled by Göktürks, the Uyghur Empire and the Khitan people, before being conquered by the Mongols in the 13th century. It regained independence but was invaded by Kalmyks, Manchus and Uzbeks. In 1876, it becamepart of the Russian Empire, remaining in the USSR as the Kirghz Soviet Socialist Republic after the Russian Revolution. In 1990 pro-independence candidate Askar Akayev was elected president. On 31 August 1991, KyrgyZstan declared independence from Moscow and a democratic government was established. Since independence, it has officially been a unitary parliamentary republic, although it continues to endure ethnic conflicts, revolts, economic troubles, transitional governments and political conflict. It has been a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Turkic Council, the Türksoy community and the United Nations. In terms of naming conventions, the country’s official name is \”KyrGYz Republic\” whenever it is used in some international arenas and foreign relations.
In the English-speaking world, the spelling KyrGYzstan is commonly used while its former name KirghZia is rarely used as such. The Kyrgyzy language is closely related to other Turkic languages, although Russian remains spoken and is an official language, a legacy of a century of Russification. The state reached its greatest expansion after defeating the UYghur Khaganate in 840 AD. From the 10th century to the mid-19th century, the Kyr Gyz migrated as far as the Tian Shan range and maintained their dominance over this territory for about 200 years. The current Kyrgygyz state was established in the late 19th century by the Uzbekistan-Kulbagata Khanate dynasty, and in the early 20th Century by the Manchurian Khanate of the Qing dynasty. Kyrgyzhstan was ceded to China through the Treaty of Tarbagata in the 17th century through the Qingbagata Region, mainly the Issykul Region, ceded by China in the 18th century and the early 1900s by Uzbekistan. In addition to its Turkic origins, KyrGYZ culture bears elements of Iranic, Mongolian and Russian influence. The 40-ray sun on the flag is a reference to the forty clans of Manas, a legendary hero who united forty regional clans against theUyghurs in the 9th century AD.
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