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Favorite thing: Osh is the second largest city of Kyrkyzstan. Finds in Osh proove that the city is more than 3000 years old. Osh is said to be"Older than Rome".
Its location on a crossroad of ancient trading roads like the Silk road give Osh a great importance.
Osh is mentioned in the greatest epic of the Kyrgyz People - Manas - where the wise man Oshpur was a tutor of Manas.
In the period between 10th and 12th century Osh was the third city of the Ferghana Valley. In 1762 it joined the Khanate of Kokand and became on of the sic tarding centres with the Khanate.
In the middle of 19th century is became part of the Tzarist Russia. The architecture reminds of that. Now Osh has about 250.000 inhabitants, many universities and schools.
Written Aug 27, 2007
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Osh is the second largest city of Kyrkyzstan. Finds in Osh proove that the city is more than 3000 years old. Osh is said to be"Older than Rome".Its location on...
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Osh claims to be more than 3000 years old. But the impression today is that of a more or less modern city with many Russian buildings and not much to see. It was really difficult to find some...
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The architecture is Soviet modern, but the city celebrated its 3000'th birthday in October 2000. This legacy is what you feel as you walk through the streets and meet Osh's people. It is a warm place,...
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