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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan’s zeitgeist, by theme

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Mood

How the news sounds, and how people say they feel

How the news sounds

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    Kyrgyzstan · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

    Seen from inside and outside

    How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

    Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, formerly known as Kirghizia, is a landlocked country located in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast. The capital and largest city is Bishkek which lies on the northern border with Kazakhstan. Ethnic Kyrgyz make up the majority of the 7.5 million people, followed by significant minorities of Uzbeks and Russians. Kyrgyzstan's history spans a variety of cultures and empires.

    From Wikipedia: Kyrgyzstan · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Pictures

    • Nomadic farming in the Suusamyr Valley, Kyrgyzstan
      Nomadic farming in the Suusamyr Valley, KyrgyzstanPeretz Partensky from San Francisco, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
    • A train passing through the Chüy Valley
      A train passing through the Chüy ValleyMikolalex · CC BY-SA 4.0
    • Kyrgyz writer Kenesh Jusupov and General Beishe Moldogaziev with villagers, On-Archain, Naryn Region
      Kyrgyz writer Kenesh Jusupov and General Beishe Moldogaziev with villagers, On-Archain, Naryn RegionTynchtyk Chorotegin · CC BY-SA 3.0
    • The name of Kyrgyzstan rendered in the traditional script in use from the 13th century to 1920
      The name of Kyrgyzstan rendered in the traditional script in use from the 13th century to 1920Dimashlar · CC BY-SA 4.0
    • Karakol Dungan Mosque
      Karakol Dungan MosqueDavid Merrell · CC BY-SA 2.5
    • Bishkek Eastern Orthodox Church
      Bishkek Eastern Orthodox Churchrugbyxm · CC BY 2.0

    Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

    Kyrgyzstan · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

    Who’s in the news

    The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

    People

    1. Ermek Sydykov https://president.kg/president/biography, CC BY-SA 4.0

      Sadyr Japarov

      100 stories

    2. Vladimir Putin

      2.3× last week

      64 stories

    3. King Kong

      10 stories

    4. Emomali Rahmon

      New

      9 stories

    5. Dmitry Peskov

      7 stories

    6. Nikita Mikhalkov

      New

      5 stories

    7. Pope Leo

      New

      5 stories

    Organizations

    1. European Union

      21 stories

    2. Security Council

      New

      9 stories

    3. European Bank

      5 stories

    Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

    Kyrgyzstan

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