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Bishkek · Alexandria

Place · 1825 CE

Bishkek

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Bischkek

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in countryRussian Empire1721 CE
place of death ofAbdrasul Toktomushev1912 CE
birthplace ofAleksandr Blinov1954 CE
place of death ofAleksandr Melentyev1954 CE
birthplace ofAndrei Kurnjawka1968 CE
birthplace ofAndrey Adamovskiy1962 CE
birthplace ofArkady Baskayev1946 CE
birthplace ofAskar Aitmatov1959 CE
containsBishkek Humanities University1979 CE
place of death ofChynybai Tursunbekov1960 CE
birthplace ofDastan Kasmamytov1991 CE
birthplace ofElena Baranova1972 CE

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