Boris Yeltsin Peak (russian: Пик Бориса Ельцина, Pik Borisa Yel'tsina, ky, Огуз-Баши, Oguz-Bashi) is a mountain in the
Terskey Ala-too
The Terskey Ala-Too ( ky, Тескей Ала-Тоо, Teskey Ala-Too, , russian: Терскей-Алатау, Terskey-Alatau) is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk-Kul, from ...
range of the
Tian Shan
The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...
. It is located in the
Issyk-Kul Region
Issyk-Kul Region ( ky, Ысык-Көл облусу, Ysyk-Köl oblusu; russian: Иссык-Кульская область, Issyk-Kulskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kaz ...
of
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
. It was renamed in 2002 after the first president of Russia,
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...
. Its previous name was Oguz-Bashi.
Тольяттинская альпинистка покорила пик Ельцина
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See also
* Vladimir Putin Peak
Vladimir Putin Peak ( ky, Владимир Путин атындагы чоку, Vladimir Putin atındagı çoku, russian: Пик Владимира Путина, Pik Vladimira Putina) is a mountain of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range mountain range in th ...
(Kyrgyzstan) - named in 2011 for the second president of the Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
.
References
External links
Map K-44-061
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Mountains of Kyrgyzstan
Issyk-Kul Region
Boris Yeltsin
Five-thousanders of the Tian Shan