Silk Road 14: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

This post is part of a series called Silk Road Kyrgyzstan Sept 2019

Silk Road 14: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Silk Road 15: Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Silk Road 16: More Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Silk Road 17: Lenin Peak & Turpal kul, Kyrgyzstan

Silk Road 14: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; 15th Sept 2019

Since we had a wonderful trip in mid 2016 covering part of the Great Silk Road in Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan , we decided to continue checking out more Silk Road routes, this time in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan; the “stans” of the former Soviet Union. So, in mid-September, we flew overnight from the USA to Munich and then onto Istanbul, Turkey; and took a day off here to recover from jet lag. Why Istanbul? Because Turkish Airlines is one of a few Airlines that fly into Kyrgyzstan, the start of our journey. We arrived into Bishkek early-morning 8AM after a late night flight from Istanbul, and breezed through immigration and customs, with no questions asked. Visa was issued on arrival, no cost.

Bishkek is the Capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan, which at different times was a part of the Kyrgyz empire, Mongol empire, Chinese Qing Dynasty empire, Uzbek empire, and the former Soviet Union. It is located at an altitude off 2,600ft, just north of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountain range, which are an extension of the Tian Shan mountains in Western (Xinjiang) China. It is bordered by China to the east, Kazakhstan to the north, Tajikistan to the south and Uzbekistan to the west

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Location of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan — **Location of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan**

Bishkek was a Caravan rest stop & market on one of the minor northern routes of the Great Silk. Kyrgyzstan was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1860; before finally gaining independence in 1991 upon the breakup of the Soviet Union. Kyrgyz and Russian are the main languages, and 90% of the population is Muslim, with the remaining mostly Russian & Ukrainian Orthodox Christian

The Bishkek airport is a little north of the city, so we took a taxi (US$9; negotiated) from the airport to the boutique hotel (My Hotel Bishkek) we had booked. The drive was fairly nice, and since Bishkek is located on flat plains north of the Ala-Too mountain range, we frequently had great views of the snow-covered Ala-Too mountains. Some scenes below on the way into the city of Bishkek

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Majestic and scenic Ala-Too mountains — **Majestic and scenic Ala-Too mountains**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek One of the few Russian/Ukranian Orthodox churches in Bishkek; complete with gold domes — **One of the few Russian/Ukranian Orthodox churches in Bishkek; complete with gold domes**

We got dropped off at the hotel, which was on a quiet residential street, one block back from the main street. This was a nice, clean, well-furnished hotel (about 3 star), newish; and one of the staff spoke some English. The rate included breakfast, and cost was ~50US$ per night; which was very reasonable.

After settling in and having some late breakfast, we got directions for the nearest ATM and started walking that way; it was on the way to the downtown area anyway. The first Bank/ATM we went into was a local bank, and its ATM was for its own bank account holders; so we asked for the next ATM, and were directed to another small Bank, which did have a working ATM that dispensed us Kyrgyz Som, the local currency. Exchange rate was just under 70 Som for 1 US$.

Armed with local money, we then hailed down a taxi ($3) and asked him to take us to the Osh Market, the local market. This was supposed to be a largish local market for produce, and many other items. We got dropped off on a busy street and the driver indicated to us to go inside a warren of small shops; we got lost but several friendly locals actually took us there, when we asked. When we got there, it was not super busy, and we got to walk around and interact with the vendors

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Osh Market entrance — **Osh Market entrance**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Lots of bread for sale — **Lots of bread for sale**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Interesting & colorful food items for sale — **Interesting & colorful food items for sale**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Fresh produce — **Fresh produce**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Tons of nuts, dried fruits (apricots etc), dates, figs etc — **Tons of nuts, dried fruits (apricots etc), dates, figs etc**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Rice, beans and lentils of all kinds — **Rice, beans and lentils of all kinds**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek In the foreground are dried cheese balls and sticks. They were very sour and not to my liking — **In the foreground are dried cheese balls and sticks. They were very sour and not to my liking**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek This friendly young couple sold spices and spoke good English. — **This friendly young couple sold spices and spoke good English.**

We got talking to this friendly couple selling spices and they said they had a lot of India students as customers (Kyrgyz food does not use many spices); and we asked about local eating places; and they guided us to a local restaurant (locally called chai khana) in the market for some local foods.

We went to the chai khana and sat down. However, nobody spoke English here, and the menu was only in Russian. Cellphone internet was slow and so we had no translations available. We ordered their manti dumplings (by pointing out what nearby tables were ordering). The manti arrived with black tea, and were filled with lamb meat that was quite fatty; over the course of time, we found out that Kyrgyz people eat a lot of fatty meat.

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Chai khana in the market, with manti dumplings and tea — **Chai khana in the market, with manti dumplings and tea**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Next stop was the meat section of the market, which was very clean. Note the very fatty meats. They were even selling just the fat by itself. — **Next stop was the meat section of the market, which was very clean. Note the very fatty meats. They were even selling just the fat by itself.**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Lots of interesting breads for sale — **Lots of interesting breads for sale**

Silk Road 14 BishkekThis guy was selling plov, the popular pilaf dish in this central asia; consisting of rice, some vegetables and meat. — **This guy was selling plov, the popular pilaf dish in this central asia; consisting of rice, some vegetables and meat.**

We had eaten similar plov dishes in Xinjiang, China

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Lady selling kumis, the traditional fermented mares’ milk. — **Lady selling kumis, the traditional fermented mares’ milk.**

Of course, I had to try this. Dilshad refused to try it as she feared getting sick. However, this stand and all the others in the market has all been super clean, and free of flies, bugs etc. So all very hygienic. The lady poured the fermented milk and then added something else to it that may have been crushed seeds or something; the taste was a little tart, but pleasant. Actually, during the fermentation of the mares’ milk, lactobacilli bacteria acidify the milk, and yeasts turn it into a carbonated and mildly alcoholic drink; kumis.

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Kumis fermented mares’ milk — **Kumis fermented mares’ milk**

We then got another taxi ($2) to take us to the main square in downtown Bishkek, the Ala Too square. This square is very large with beautiful gardens and majestic architecture buildings around. At one end was the State History Museum, but it was closed. No square in the Soviet republics is ever without at least 1 statue. Below are some scenes from the Ala Too square downtown

Silk Road 14 Bishkek One end of Ala Too square — **One end of Ala Too square**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Beautiful gardens, flowers and fountains in the Ala Too square — **Beautiful gardens, flowers and fountains in the Ala Too square**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Interesting Soviet era architecture and buildings — **Interesting Soviet era architecture and buildings**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Presidential Offices; the White House — **Presidential Offices; the White House**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Majestic State History Museum, statue of local hero Manas, and giant national flag — **Majestic State History Museum, statue of local hero Manas, and giant national flag**

The Museum was unfortunately closed, so we wandered around the area

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Changing of the guard, Soviet style, at the monument — **Changing of the guard, Soviet style, at the monument**

Views around the Ala Too square

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Statue of Lenin was relegated to the back of the Museum after independence — **Statue of Lenin was relegated to the back of the Museum after independence**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek We stopped for some snacks in the Ala Too square, before heading back to the hotel — **We stopped for some snacks in the Ala Too square, before heading back to the hotel**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Traditional Soviet apartment block — **Traditional Soviet apartment block**

That evening, we decided to get a massage and some tasty Thai food, so we were recommended a Thai massage place by the staff; and it was indeed very good. The Thai restaurant was called Baan Baan and was owned and run by a chef who spoke good English. After the meal, we asked the owner to call us a taxi, and he recommended we use a app called Yandex, which is like Uber, but you pay the driver cash. We tried this and not only was it cheaper, it was far more efficient than flagging down a taxi, having language issues, and then having to haggle over a fair price. Good for Yandex 🙂

Next morning, we decided to check out the new Central Mosque, that had been built over the original central mosque, and was Turkish funded. Apparently, after China, Turkey is Kyrgyzstan’s largest trading partner. The mosque was modelled after the Blue mosque in Istanbul. This mosque was very beautiful, impressive and did indeed resemble the Turkish mosques. This one had a capacity for 20,000 worshippers, inside and outside

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Impressive new Central mosque; resemblance to the Blue mosque — **Impressive new Central mosque; resemblance to the Blue mosque in Istanbul**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Equally impressive inside — **Equally impressive inside**

Inside the mosque

Next stop was the Victory Park Memorial to the WW2 soldiers who gave their lives. An impressive monument with an eternal flame at its center

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Victory Park Memorial with eternal flame; statue is that of a wife waiting in vain for her husband to return from WW2 — **Victory Park Memorial with eternal flame; statue is that of a wife waiting in vain for her husband to return from WW2**

Some random scenes below near the monument

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Giggling schoolgirls — **Giggling schoolgirls**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Stands selling local and Russian honeys; from different flowers, giving their honey unique tastes and textures. The vendors allowed everyone to taste-test their honeys. — **Stands selling local and Russian honeys; from different flowers, giving their honey unique tastes and textures. The vendors allowed everyone to taste-test their honeys.**

We then went back the downtown to meet up and have lunch with Abakhon. Abakhon was a contact we had received from Shuhrat Azizmamadov in Atlanta, who was in turn introduced to us by Kam Shams, our friend in Dallas. Shurat and Abakhon grew up together in Khorog, Tajikistan. Abakhon has been living in Bishkek for 15yrs now with his family, so is practically a local. Abakhon took us to the Navat restaurant, a very nice restaurant and he treated us to local delicacies and local dishes; all of which were very good. Abakhon also gave us a lot of background info about Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek and the culture.

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Lunch at Navat restaurant with Abakhon — **Lunch at Navat restaurant with Abakhon**

After the nice lunch and conversation with Abakhon, we then walked around downtown some more; more scenes below

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Chilling downtown — **Chilling downtown**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Tiny Roadside coffee shop on the wide tree-lined boulevards — **Tiny Roadside coffee shop on the wide tree-lined boulevards**

That evening, we decided to check out a Russian Banya (spa) and on the hotel staff recommendations, went to the Zhirgal Banya.

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Zhirgal Russian Banya. The domes housed cold water pools, separate for men and women — **Zhirgal Russian Banya. The domes housed cold water pools, separate for men and women**

We got there and nobody spoke English. Fortunately, a young Kyrgyz man came over shortly and introduced himself in good English, saying he had visited many western countries, and was manager here, and was 23yrs old. He informed us how the spa worked, with hot (dry, wet sauna’s and showers etc) and cold (pools at “0C, not +1C , not -1C, but 0C”). I paid 300 Som ($4) to use the Spa, and Dilshad paid 1000 Som ($13) to use the spa and get a body scrub and pedicure. We spent a good few hours here and enjoyed the experience.

So what was in the Russian Banya? The Spa areas had open hot showers with soap, razors etc for shaving, scrubbing, cleaning; and there was a hot dry sauna and a steam sauna. Temperatures were quite hot in the spa’s; and all the users were butt-naked. They basically did a routine going from the hot spa’s to the cold pool; simply jumping into the very cold pool; and then back to the hot spa, and repeating. They did not seem to come out shivering from the 0C pool. After watching this, I mustered up the courage and jumped in myself into the freezing pool. After the initial shock, I did not feel cold; and came out without shivering; and simply went back to the hot spa’s. I did this a few times, and if I, a 62yr old man can do this, then anybody can 🙂

After this, it was nightfall, & we took a taxi back towards the hotel looking for somewhere to eat. We saw a bright place for halal pizza, so we asked the Yandex driver to let us off here. Went inside but the nice Muslim lady with a hijab inside told us (broken English) that their kitchen was closed (it was now 9:30PM). We asked her where there was a good place to eat nearby, and she told us to go to Habibi which was 200m away. So we walked and tried to look for Habibi; but could not find it. We asked a passerby for this place, and he pointed it out to us. There was no way we would have found this place, because the neon sign outside was all in Russian 🙂

Went inside, and this turned out to be a stylish club, with nice privatish booths for the customers; and hookah’s were being used. A nice young lady named Nurai waited on us, with very limited English. We ordered a pizza and devoured it as we were hungry. Cost for a large pizza, beer, wine and water was 695 Som (US$ 10). Called it a night.

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Habibi Restaurant — **Habibi Restaurant**

Next day, we started early, as we wanted to check out the Dordoy Bazaar, which is a few kms away from Bishkek. This Bazaar is the modern Silk Road market for Chinese goods (mostly Chinese good, some from Turkey, local, Russian etc), where buyers from other Central Asian countries (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Russia etc) come to shop for everything from clothes, shoes, furniture, electric and electronic equipment, toys, automotive supplies, construction materials, etc. It is mostly wholesale, but also has retail sections. The shops in the market are in shipping containers, stacked 2 high; the bottom container being the shop, and the top container being the storage area. Since we were early, it was just starting to open up, and it did get very busy. This was an enormous market and sold literally everything in different areas spread out over a km in each direction, employing 20,000 people. One thing that struck me was that in spite of the many people and activities here, it was all orderly and very clean. Something we noticed everywhere in Bishkek. Scenes from the Dordoy Bazaar are below

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Mobile coffee shop — **Mobile coffee shop**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Double stacked container stalls of the market, waiting to open for trade — **Double stacked container stalls of the market, waiting to open for trade**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Food stalls were opening up to feed the many shoppers — **Food stalls were opening up to feed the many shoppers**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Coffee shop was run by a blonde Russian girl — **Coffee shop was run by a blonde Russian girl**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Selling everything — **Selling everything**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Stalls full of goods for sale — **Stalls full of goods for sale**

Silk Road 14 Bishkek Busy place — **Busy place**

We caught a taxi back to the hotel, and then a taxi to the airport where we were going to take a short plane ride to Osh, in southern Kyrgyzstan. The airline was Air Manas; which we had booked with a Turkish partner, called Pagesus Airlines. Cost was $35 each for this short 50-minute flight; not bad at all.

A very nice and pleasant time in Bishkek, which was clean, orderly and had all the conveniences of a Capital.

Osh next

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Mahamud Jinnah January 12, 2020 at 9:47 pm Reply

Hi Ali
As usual very interesting. Great markets and wonderful mosque.
- Ali Karim January 12, 2020 at 9:52 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Mahamud, for the feedback
Abakhon Sultonnazarov January 12, 2020 at 9:46 pm Reply

Hi Ali,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Thank you for your visit to our region. I have seen your blog – great work. Much appreciated for picture and words about our meeting. I am sure we will meet some more times

Take care and enjoy your million trips

Abakhon
- Ali Karim January 12, 2020 at 9:49 pm Reply
  
  Hi Abakhon,
  
  Thanks again for your great hospitality while we were in BIshkek; we hope we can return the hospitality one day.
  Please give our best regards to your family.
  Hope all is well in Bishkek
Muslim Harji January 12, 2020 at 9:43 pm Reply

Thank you Ali….Loved it. Asante Mingi sana.
Love to Dilshad.
Love, Light & Cheers
- Ali Karim January 12, 2020 at 9:52 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Muslim, for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed.
  Please give our best to Nevin
Nazneen Adatia January 12, 2020 at 9:41 pm Reply

Happy New Year. Beautiful pictures as usual. I loved the markets and to see all that fresh stuff. Keep on traveling and sending us pictures.

Thanks for sharing.

Lots and Lots of Love.

Naz.
- Ali Karim January 12, 2020 at 9:51 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Naz, for always encouraging us to travel and see the world
Shuhrat Azizmamadov January 12, 2020 at 9:39 pm Reply

Thank you for sharing it with me. I enjoyed reading it.

Looking forward for the Osh trip publication.

Best regards
Shuhrat
- Ali Karim January 12, 2020 at 9:51 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Shuhrat, Osh blog should be out soon 🙂
Shamim Virji January 12, 2020 at 9:37 pm Reply

Ali Karim & Dilishad:

Happy New Year 2020. Very wonderful blog. It was very interesting to go through your nice blog. Amazing pics. Enjoyed the mosque pics as I have was fortunate to see the blue mosque few years ago and so I was able to relate to the video. Have fun and keep us posted.
Take care.
regards,
Shamim.
- Ali Karim January 12, 2020 at 9:50 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Shamim, for the nice words of encouragement. SO glad you were able to relate to the blog
Shahira Kassam January 6, 2020 at 11:30 pm Reply

My dream is to travel to Samarkand and Bukhara so pls post your Uzbekistan post soon!
Btw love the pics on this blog post. The light abc colours are fantastic and the silk route market sounds amazing!
- Ali Karim January 6, 2020 at 11:33 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Shahira; yes, will get to Uzbekistan soon. But don’t be too hasty; there is a lot of interesting stuff you will see in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Patience will be rewarded 🙂
  Thanks for the feedback; glad you enjoyed the journey in Bishkek with us.
Dilshad Noorani January 6, 2020 at 9:41 am Reply

So interesting
Thx Ali
- Ali Karim January 6, 2020 at 9:59 am Reply
  
  Thanks Dilshad
Shamim Surani January 6, 2020 at 9:40 am Reply

You both are so.. lucky
- Ali Karim January 6, 2020 at 9:59 am Reply
  
  Thanks Shamim; yes, we are indeed very blessed
Leena Nash January 6, 2020 at 9:40 am Reply

Ali, thanks for sharing! Your blogs are so entertaining, inspirational, and detailed! Really enjoy reading them and learning about new places!
- Ali Karim January 6, 2020 at 9:58 am Reply
  
  Wow; thanks Leena; really appreciate the nice feedback
Nick Kanji January 4, 2020 at 4:29 pm Reply

Interesting and well described
- Ali Karim January 4, 2020 at 4:33 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Nick; glad you found the blog interesting
Sadru Jivraj January 4, 2020 at 4:27 pm Reply

Unbelievable journeys and well narrated as if I was present

Sadru jivraj
- Ali Karim January 4, 2020 at 4:32 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Sadru, glad you liked the blogpost
Azeem Asaria January 4, 2020 at 4:25 pm Reply

That is awesome. Travel as much as you can whilst you guy’s have your health.
Thanks,
Azeem
- Ali Karim January 4, 2020 at 4:32 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Azeem for the feedback. We realize that life is totally unpredictable, so we plan to do what we enjoy (travel) till we cannot 🙂
Nazmin Alani January 2, 2020 at 4:21 pm Reply

Nice article. I enjoyed reading it
BTW I took early retirement starting Jan 1. So we will have lots of time to travel and see the world 🙂
BTW, do you buy travel insurance when go on your exotic trips? Who do you buy from?
- Ali Karim January 2, 2020 at 4:33 pm Reply
  
  Hi Nazmin, Thanks for the feedback. Early retirement sounds like fun; enjoy it to the fullest as you travel and see the world.
  RE: Travel Insurance, I have PM’d you the info.
  Let us know your travel plans
Gulnar Jiwa January 2, 2020 at 4:20 pm Reply

WOW Ali Karim,

i dream about these destinations, but waiting when I retire and have the luxury of leaving for longer periods and the flexibility to leave when I want to. I will definitely be taking your advice then!!!

I am kind of stuck now as far as vacations are concerned. My son was involved in a “hit and run” and he was the pedestrian hit by a car that fled the scene. He is now had a major surgery and cannot bear weight. My daughter is expecting her baby in feb. so I am not making any plans for the next few months.

Enjoy your travels. Life is short. take care
- Ali Karim January 2, 2020 at 4:31 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Gulnar, for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed.
  So sorry to hear about your son’s accident; we pray that he recovers soon.
  Life indeed is short and unpredictable.
Benita Naidu January 2, 2020 at 4:19 pm Reply

Continue your wonderful travels dear Ali and Dilu…
God bless you all in 2020.
Cheers
- Ali Karim January 2, 2020 at 4:30 pm Reply
  
  Thanks Benita, for the feedback, blessings, and the encouragement
Irfan K January 2, 2020 at 10:25 am Reply

Great Blog, excellent pics too.
Have started following your blogs 👍🏻 Enjoyed this one .
- Ali Karim January 2, 2020 at 4:27 pm Reply
  
  THanks Irfan, for the feedback. I know you will enjoy the following blogs also. Stay tuned 🙂
Zahir Dharsee January 2, 2020 at 10:12 am Reply

Hi Ali and Dilshad – again a well written article on your trip. Very informative and educational. Did you come across any AKDN type projects in this country??
- Ali Karim January 2, 2020 at 4:25 pm Reply
  
  Thanks for the feedback Zahir. RE: AKDN projects; yes we did. Stay tuned for much more on that as our travels through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan progress….
Shelley January 1, 2020 at 6:33 am Reply

Your photos are great and give a really good feel of what the place is like. 🙂
- Ali Karim January 1, 2020 at 9:16 am Reply
  
  Thanks Shelly, for the feedback. Glad to hear from you; hope all is well with you and Lars.
Salima S January 1, 2020 at 1:15 am Reply

Hi Ali Karim,

Love reading about your experiences. Are these tours you take? Who organizes these trips? I’m asking because I’m interested…especially in Tajikistan. And how much should I expect to spend?

Thx,

Salima.
- Ali Karim January 1, 2020 at 1:24 am Reply
  
  Thanks Salima for the feedback. Happy that you enjoyed the blog.
  We generally dont take any organized Tours, but plan and organize our tours ourselves; that way, we have experiences we would not be able to have with an organized Tour with lots of people. Tajikistan is generally cheap, but it is more difficult, as it is not Tourist friendly like Uzbekistan, for example. I have no idea how much it would cost in a Tour package.
Lin 林顯 January 1, 2020 at 1:13 am Reply

Sounds great,Thanks for your sharing ,Ali,
Silk Road is great business road connect China and western countries in the ancient China,start from Chang’an China to Rome,so will you come to China then? 😃

Enjoy and be careful on the road.
- Ali Karim January 1, 2020 at 1:21 am Reply
  
  THanks Lin, for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it.
Vineeta Salvi January 1, 2020 at 1:11 am Reply

Really nice blog.
Enjoyed reading it.
Thank you Ali.
- Ali Karim January 1, 2020 at 1:20 am Reply
  
  THanks Vineeta for the feedback. So glad you enjoyed it.
Nailla Devraj December 30, 2019 at 8:21 pm Reply

Hi Ali,
What a wonderful blog on Bishkek. The photos are beautiful. So interesting.
Thanks Nailla
- Ali Karim December 30, 2019 at 8:22 pm Reply
  
  THanks Naila, so glad you enjoyed the blogpost.
  Stay tuned to a lot more on this Silk Road trip 🙂
  - Mirza Ladak December 31, 2019 at 4:48 am Reply
    
    Thanks I very happy to go through your nice blog post
    Mirza ladak
    - Ali Karim January 1, 2020 at 1:19 am Reply
      
      Mirza, so glad you enjoyed the blog. THanks for the feedback

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