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John195123 Says: For those who enjoy a walk and a city view, take the trail up to Solomon's Throne. It's uphill on a mostly decent path, concrete with a bit of rock thrown in. If you're lucky, you'll get passed up by one of the few men running up it. If not, never fear! The view of Osh is...
nepalgoods Says: Osh has also some museums, that I unfortunately did not see:- A small Archaeological-Cultural Museum with many of the ancient artefacts discovered in the city's environs. - Historical-Ethnographic Museum: the Great Silk Road Museum, with some exhibitions focussing on trade...
Visit an Uzbek home and eat Plov, drink tea
Eish Says: I apologise - I do not have the contact details for this home. I just remember it was Imogen's house. It is a guesthouse, which shows the beautiful wood carvings of the Uzbek people. We ate in a coutyard looking up at laden grapevines.The table was full of fruit: plums,...
Eish Says: This is a sacred place for Muslims, known as "Little Mecca". Suleiman or Solomon, prayed here, and some believe he is also buried here. This place has many legends as you wind your way up the hill: there are caves that are said to cure elbow, arm, or leg, or head ailments,...
Eish Says: This was a very worthwhile visit. Interesting historical and cultural insights, petroglyph displays, archeological items from as far back as the bronze age, traditional Kyrgyz handicraft displays and a tribute to the Kyrgyz storytellers (manasch). We had no translator, but...
Play chess in the children's park
Eish Says: This place is not only for children: there are some rides that adults can go on, plus some great places to see Osh's citizens relax and drink tea. If you enjoy chess, then you can compete against Uzbeks who have been playing chess since they learnt how to sit (see pic). It...
Visit the 2000-year old bazaar
Eish Says: This bazaar has occupied the same site on the banks of the Akbura river for 2000 years. The vibe and activity reflects this long heritage. It is a sensory overload of sights, smells and sounds. We danced to tapes of Uzbek, Russian, and Turkish music (and to this day have a...
nepalgoods Says: The road from Sary Tash to Osh goes through some beautiful valleys and some small villages. In a bigger village there is a small museum dedicated to Kurmanjan Datka - the "Queen of the South". Kurmanjan Datka has been a Kyrkyz woman and nomadic leader about 100 years ago....
nepalgoods Says: The bazaar of Osh is one of the biggest and lifeliest, that I saw on my Central Asia Trip. It is very picturesque, stretching for about a kilometer along the bank of a river. Here you buy literally everything! Fruits and vegetables, clothes, mobile phones, international...
nepalgoods Says: Until the sixteenth century this mountain was know as "Bara Kuch" or "Nice Mountain". It dominates the city. Only in the distance you can see the Mountains of Pamir in the dust. Suleiman MOuntainwas renaimed after the Muslim Prophet Suleyman Sheik, who buried at the foot of...
nepalgoods Says: From Sary Tash to Osh the road goes down. We are laeving the high mountain valleys of Pamir Alay. Osh is at the beginning of the Fergana Valley. This road is about 180km long. But it is in very bad condition, so the drive takes about 6 to 7 hours. The landscape is very...
Backpackin_Mac Says: Solomons Throne (Dom Babura in Kyrgyz) is a huge rock that looks down upon the picturesque city of Osh. It is about a 25 metre climb to the top. If you look closely you can see the entrance to the museum on the left.
Backpackin_Mac Says: Whenever I see a huge statue of Lenin I can't help but take a photo. This one is smaller than the one we saw in Tajikistan but pretty impressive none the less.To guage the size you might be able to see me at the base (I am in a white t-shirt).
Backpackin_Mac Says: When you climb to the top of Solomons Throne you get an amazing view of Osh and the surrounding area. Looks very green and peaceful from up there.
Eish Says: Flights run frequently between Bishkek and Osh, often more than once a day. We booked for both journeys the day before.Osh airport is wonderful. The check in hall serves coffee - wow!. The departure hall is a roof over a tarmac where you can watch your luggage being loaded a...
Eish Says: Very cheap, and arranged by our hotel. We used taxis to get us to the airport, but in and around Osh it was foot power or a minibus from our tourist agency. There was no hairy driving, and we loved the carpeted seats.
nepalgoods Says: Kumis is also called kumiss, koumiss, kymys or kymyz, (from Turkic kımız [1], also called airag or chigee in Mongolian) is a fermented drink traditionally made from the milk of horses. It remains important to the people of the Central Asian steppes, including the...
nepalgoods Says: The Kyrgyz men wear a very typical felt hat, know also as Kalpak. They are made of wool. The high hats with their white color and black ornaments are very remarkable. It can be seen alll over Central Asia. When you see a man wearing this kind of hat, then you know: he is a...
nepalgoods Says: Coming from China, where the roads are in exceptional good conditions, it was like a shock to many of us, to see the Kyrgyz roads. Mainly the road from Irkeshtam to Sary Tash was a gravel road. After Sary Tash the road to Osh was not much better. One spring of our minibus...
nepalgoods Says: 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...
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When you climb to the top of Solomons Throne you get an amazing view of Osh and the surrounding area. Looks very green and peaceful from up there.
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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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