Editing Bishkek (section)

== Etymology ==
Bishkek is supposedly named after the paddle used to churn fermenting milk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishkek Capital of Islamic Culture 2014 |url=https://www.icesco.org/en/bishkek-capital-of-islamic-culture-2014/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=ICESCO-En |language=en-US |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111190636/https://www.icesco.org/en/bishkek-capital-of-islamic-culture-2014/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-26 |title=In Kyrgyzstan, a taste of the 'purest milk imaginable' |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/5efd328e-bcdd-41ec-96c1-1aec00f38d74 |access-date=2022-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=21 July 2022 |title=This Asian country is betting on fermented horse milk to attract tourists |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/kyrgyzstan-kumis-fermented-milk-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

The official website of the Bishkek's city hall provides the following etymological justification for the name of the city: the pregnant wife of a hero lost a paddle used to churn [[kumis]]. While looking for it, she suddenly gave birth to a boy, who she named Bishkek. Bishkek would grow up to be a noble figure and after his death, was buried on a mound near the banks of the [[Alamüdün (river)|Alamüdün]]. There, a tombstone was erected. The building was seen and described by travelers of the 17th and 18th centuries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=История города |url=http://www.meria.kg/ru/history |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Мэрия |language=ru}}</ref>

Under Soviet rule, from 1926 to 1991, the city was named ''Frunze'' in honor of [[Bolshevik]] [[Mikhail Frunze]].