FC Polyot Bishkek is a football team based in what central Asian country?
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан , "Qırğızstan", قىرعىزستان, (] ); Russian: Киргизия , "Kirgizija"), officially the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz: Кыргыз Республикасы , "Qırğız Respublikası", قىرعىز رەسپۇبلىکاسى; Russian: Кыргызская Республика "Kyrgyzskaja Respublika"), formerly known as Kirghizia or Kirgizia, is a country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country with mountainous terrain. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.
Ala-Too Square Ala-Too Square (Kyrgyz: Ала-тоо аянты , "Ala-Too ayanty", ] ; Russian: Площадь Ала-Тоо , "Ploshchad' Ala-Too", ] ) is the central square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The square was built in 1984 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Kyrgyz SSR, at which time a massive statue of Lenin was placed in the square's center. The square was known as Lenin Square until Kyrgyzstan gained its Independence from the USSR in 1991. The statue of Lenin was moved in 2003 to a smaller square in the city, and a new statue called "Erkindik" (Freedom) was installed in its place. Later in 2011 it was replaced by statue of Manas, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's independence.