Flag of Bishkek

Bishkek

Use	Other
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	January 14, 1994
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.

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). 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. Therefore, the totem of Manas is the snow leopard. 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.

See also

• Coat of arms of Bishkek
• Flag of Kyrgyzstan