Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Experience Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in BishkekSight 1: Найманбай манасчы
Naimanbai Balyk uulu is a monk, a well-known poet in the art of saying. He learned the profession of naimanbai from his father, the famous monk Balyk, when he lived in the Baitik manap in the Chui Valley. There is information about Naimanbai calling a mate at large feasts held in this region, confronting famous poets of their time. At the age of 16, he began to speak "Manas". Excerpts such as "Praise of Manas", "Some Clothes of Manas", "Silver of Manas" were written in 1923 by Kayum Miftakov, who recalled the words of Naimanbai. The bust of Naimanbai was placed in the architectural and sculptural ensemble "Manas" at the Kyrgyz Philharmonic in Bishkek.
Sight 2: Тыныбек манасчи
Tynybek Manaschy is the most famous Kyrgyz manaschy.
Sight 3: Сагымбай Орозбаков
Sagimbai Orozbakov; (1868–1930) was a Kyrgyz manaschi, or reciter of the Epic of Manas. The first reputable and complete edition of his noted variant of Manas was published in 2010. It was the first to cover the whole life of the titular hero.
Sight 4: Жусуп Мамай
Jusup Mamai, Jusup Mamai uulu - a prominent Chinese Kyrgyz artist in the second half of the 20th century - early 21st century, a dastanchi, a public figure. Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic (2014).
Sight 5: Саякбай Каралаев
Sayakbay Karalaev was a Soviet and Kyrgyz storyteller and manaschi - a reciter of the epic Kyrgyz poem Manas.
Sight 6: Кожомкулу
Kaba uulu Kozhomkul is a Kyrgyz strongman, hero (hero).
Sight 7: Panfilov Park
Panfilov Park is a city memorial located near Old Square and Manas Square in Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic. The park bears the name of Hero of the Soviet Union, and the chairman of the Military Committee of the Kirghiz SSR, Ivan Panfilov. The park was made in the shape of a star when it was built.
Sight 8: Мухтар Омарханович Ауэзов
Mukhtar Omarkhanuli Auezov was a Kazakh writer, a social activist, a Doctor of Philology, and an honored academician of the Soviet Union (1946).
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