Flag of Bishkek

Use	Other
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	January 14, 1994[lower-alpha 1]
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

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

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]

Notes

See also

• Coat of arms of Bishkek
• Flag of Kyrgyzstan

References