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== Culture ==
Bishkek is culturally the country's most important city. It is home to the [[National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic]] as well as a number of museums, e.g.  the [[Kyrgyz State Historical Museum]] or the [[M. V. Frunze Museum]]. The national public broadcasting service KTRK or [[Kyrgyz Television]] is based in Bishkek. Newspapers in Bishkek include the English-language  [[Bishkek Observer]], the world's only [[Dungan language|dungan-language]] newspaper called [[Huimin bao]] and the  Russian-language [[Vecherniy Bishkek]] newspaper.

===Religion===
The largest religion is [[Sunni Islam]], but since many Russians live in Kyrgyzstan, there is also a large [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox]] community. The [[Bishkek Central Mosque]] is one of the largest in Central Asia. Bishkek is home to the Roman Catholic [[Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan]].

===Sports===
Bishkek is home to [[Dolen Omurzakov Stadium]], the largest [[association football|football]] stadium in Kyrgyzstan and the only one eligible to host international matches.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120919015326/http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/1924 Corporate Japanese companies to renovate Kyrgyzstan football stadium]. The-afc.com (9 November 2007). Retrieved on 11 March 2012.</ref> Several Bishkek-based football teams play on this pitch, including six-time Kyrgyzstan League champions, [[FC Dordoi Bishkek|Dordoi Bishkek]]. Others include [[FC Alga Bishkek|Alga Bishkek]], [[Ilbirs Bishkek FC|Ilbirs Bishkek]], and [[FC RUOR-Guardia Bishkek|RUOR-Guardia Bishkek]].

Bishkek hosted the [[2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I]].