Second only to Titicaca among mountain lakes, the endorheic Issyk Kul, this country's largest lake, is located west of this country's highest peak, Jengish Chokusu. A series of 1990 riots in this country began in Uzgen and spread to its second-largest city, Osh, both located
Second only to Titicaca among mountain lakes, the endorheic Issyk Kul, this country's largest lake, is located west of this country's highest peak, Jengish Chokusu. A series of 1990 riots in this country began in Uzgen and spread to its second-largest city, Osh, both located in the valley of the Kara Darya river in this country's southwest. The Tian Shan comprises 80% of this country. Grievances over an American air base at Manas, which is also the name of this country's national epic, were part of the motivation for a 2010 coup  in this country that removed Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who had earlier led the first largely-democratic overthrow of a post-Soviet Russian-backed autocracy in central Asia in the Tulip Revolution. For 10 points, name this smallest Central Asian country with its capital at Bishkek.
Second only to Titicaca among mountain lakes, the endorheic Issyk Kul, this country's largest lake, is located west of this country's highest peak, Jengish Chokusu.
Kyrgystan