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Boris Yeltsin Peak

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Boris Yeltsin Peak
Boris Yeltsin Peak. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Boris Yeltsin Peak (Russian: Пик Бориса Ельцина, romanized: Pik Borisa Yel'tsina, Kyrgyz: Огуз-Баши, romanized: Oguz-Bashi) is a mountain in the Terskey Ala-too range of the Tian Shan. It is located in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It was renamed in 2002 after the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. Its previous name was Oguz-Bashi.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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