Flag of Bishkek

Bishkek

Use| Other
Proportion| 2:3
Adopted| January 14, 1994[a]
Design| The city flag is a blue cloth with the Bishkek coat of arms depicted in a white circle.

The flag of Bishkek is the official symbol of the city of republican significance Bishkek.

## Design

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The flag of the city is a blue cloth on which the coat of arms of the city of Bishkek itself is depicted in a white circle. The coat of arms of the city of Bishkek «represents a rectangular silhouette of a fortress, where '"Bishkek" is written below under the broken line of mountains in large letters, and above it on the wall of the fortress is a light square in Kyrgyz language with "Ilbirs" (snow leopard) in the center of the circle.[1]

## Rationale for the symbol

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The snow leopard is an animal that lives in the rocks of the sky-high mountains, most of Ala-Too (Tian Shan).[2][3] Nobility and generosity on the verge of caution have been noted in him since ancient times. In numerous legends, the snow leopard is a symbol of courage and endurance which is the standard of courage for warriors.[4] Therefore, the totem of Manas is the snow leopard.[5] This significantly elevated symbol expresses the centuries-old way of life of the nation. Circle and square. The sun and the unity of time combined with space, the square — the four cardinal directions.[6]

## See also

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* Coat of arms of Bishkek
* Flag of Kyrgyzstan

## Notes

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1. ^ Was adopted on the same day as the coat of arms

## References

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1. ^ "Flag of Bishkek city | Geraldika.ru". geraldika.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
2. ^ "National Geographic Magazine". National Geographic. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
3. ^ "The Red Book of Russia". www.biodat.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
4. ^ The leopard is a symbol of courage and courage...
5. ^ Zhumashova, Nazira Asankadyrovna; Tolubaeva, Cholpon Derdenbaevna; Kunduzkan, Duishenbek Kyzy (2021). "Totemic properties of animals in the epic "Manas"". Bulletin of Science and Education (10-1 (113)): 37–41\. ISSN 2312-8089.
6. ^ "VEXILLOGRAPHIA - Flags of Kyrgyzstan". www.vexillographia.ru. Retrieved 2023-12-18.