History
This is the day and year Kyrgyzstan declared its state independence from the Soviet Union.
August 31, 1991
This object at the centre of the sun on the national flag is the crown of a yurt's dome.
Tunduk
Landlocked Kyrgyzstan shares a border with this many countries — and you must name them
What is four: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China? The country covers about 199,951 square kilometres.
This legendary hero united the forty Kyrgyz tribes and gives his name to the national epic.
He is known as Aykol Manas — Manas the magnanimous.
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From 1926 to 1991 the capital city carried this name, honouring a Red Army commander who had been born there.
It was named for Mikhail Frunze, born in the city in 1885. Earlier it was called Pishpek, and in 1991 it became Bishkek.
The traditional Kyrgyz plucked instrument with three strings.
Komuz
The world's second-largest alpine lake after Titicaca, it never freezes in winter.
What is Issyk-Kul? Its depth of 668 metres, mild salinity of about 0.6 percent and thermal activity keep it ice-free.
Louis Aragon called this writer's novella Jamila the most beautiful love story in the world.
Chingiz Aitmatov (1928–2008)
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Зире
This is the year the modern flag — a red field with a 40-rayed sun and a tunduk — was adopted
Supreme Council adopted it on 3 March 1992.
The sun on the national flag has this many rays, and they stand for this.
Forty, for the forty Kyrgyz tribes united by Manas
At 7,439 metres this is the highest point in Kyrgyzstan and in the whole Tian Shan range, on the border with China. And the second highest peak in Kyrgyzstan?
What is Jengish Chokusu, also called Victory Peak or Pik Pobedy? The second highest is Lenin Peak at 7,134 metres, on the Tajik border.
A Central Asian Turkic poet. After presenting the completed work to the Prince of Kashgar, he was awarded the title "Khass Hajib" or Chancellor.
Jusup Balasagyn
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How many presidents have there been in the history of independent Kyrgyzstan?Name them
UNESCO added the craftsmanship to its intangible heritage list in 2019.
Kalpak
Kyrgyzstan's longest and most abundant river, 807 kilometres long; joined by the Kara Darya, it forms the Syr Darya.
What is the Naryn? The Toktogul Reservoir, the largest in Central Asia, sits on it.
Known as the Queen of Alai and the Mother of the Nation, this ruler of the Alai Kyrgyz lived from 1811 to 1907.
Who is Kurmanjan Datka? Kokand, Bukhara and the Russian Empire all recognised her authority, and at her height she commanded some 10,000 fighters.
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In 840 AD the armies of this Kyrgyz state destroyed the Uyghur Khaganate and went on to dominate the steppe for the next century.
Kyrgyz Khaganate. The Yenisei Kyrgyz sacked the Uyghur capital Ordu-Baliq. This era of supremacy lasted until roughly the mid-900s.
Name the two great manaschi whose recorded versions of the Epic of Manas are considered the classic ones.
Sagymbay Orozbakov (1867–1930) and Sayakbay Karalaev (1894–1971)
In which year did Sulaiman-Too was inscribed in The UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A town, a hydroelectric plant and the country's largest reservoir all carry the name of this akyn and komuz player (1864–1933)
Who is Toktogul Satylganov? He never learned to read or write and taught himself the komuz at thirteen. His home village, Kushchu-Suu, now lies beneath the reservoir.
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