Osh Ba Kosh
Osh (Kyrgyz language, Kyrgyz: Ош, Romanization, romanised Osh; uz, O‘sh/Ўш) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (estimated to be more than 3,000 years old) and has served as the administrative center of Osh Region since 1939. The city has an ethnically mixed population of 322,164 , comprising Uzbeks, Kyrgyz people, Kyrgyz, Russians, Tājik people, Tajiks, and other smaller ethnic groups. It is about 5 km from the Uzbekistan border. Overview Osh has an important outdoor bazaar which has been taking place on the same spot for the past 2000 years and was a major market along the Silk Road. The city's industrial base, established during the Soviet Union, Soviet period, largely collapsed after the break-up of the Soviet Union and has recently only started to revive. The proximity of the Uzbekistan border, which cuts thr ...
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Sulayman Mountain
The Sulayman Mountain ( ky, Сулайман-Тоо, also known as Sulaiman-Too, Sulayman Rock, or Sulayman Throne) is the only World Heritage Site located entirely in the country of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the city of Osh and was once a major place of Muslim and pre-Muslim pilgrimage. The rock rises abruptly from the surrounding plains of the Fergana Valley and is a popular place among locals and visitors, with a splendid view. History This mountain is thought by some researchers and historians to be the famous landmark of antiquity known as the “Stone Tower (Ptolemy), Stone Tower”, which Claudius Ptolemy wrote about in his famous treatise Geography (Ptolemy), ''Geography''. It marked the midpoint on the ancient Silk Road, the overland trade route taken by caravans between Europe and Asia. Sulayman Shrine Sulayman (Solomon) is a prophet in the Qur'an, and the mountain contains a shrine that supposedly marks his grave. Women who ascend to the shrine on top and crawl th ...
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