Discover your Osh
with Open Osh!
Open Osh is more than just a guide — it’s a whole world of unique routes and places designed to show you the city from a fresh, unexpected perspective.
Take advantage of curated tours, get tips on fascinating locations, and customize your itinerary to match your interests and pace of life. Connect with the people and culture of Osh to feel the true soul and atmosphere of the city!
Tours
Locations
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Osh Fortress
The Osh fortress was built in 1919 on the site of the former Tsarist Russian military barracks, located in the very center of the “new city” at the intersection of Kurmanjan Datka and Lomonosov streets.
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Mosaics as symbols of the era
Monumental mosaics, still preserved on some buildings in Osh, are an instantly-recognizable hallmark of the Soviet period in the history of the city. The first mosaic panels, imbued with the spirit of that time, appeared in Osh in the 1960s and 1970s, during the general reconstruction of the city. They…
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Toktogul Park
One of the oldest city parks in Osh, Toktogul Park was founded in 1878 as the city garden of the Governor-General. During the same period, a church, a post office, a treasury, soldiers’ barracks and an infirmary with a pharmacy were built on the left bank of the Ak-Buura river.
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Osh Pilau
Pilau, or “ash” in Kyrgyz, is Osh’s signature dish! It’s probably no coincidence that the name of the city and of its most famous food sound so similar. In Osh, they cook a classic variant of pilau, which differs from those found in Tashkent or Samarkand. There are similarities with…
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Museum in Rushan Cave
On a hot July day in 1978, the new Historical and Local History Museum of Osh, housed within a winding complex of 13 caves and with an exhibition area of 752 square metres, was opened on Suleiman Mountain!
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Mosque of Mohammed Yusuf Bai Haji Ogli
Mohammed Yusuf Bai Haji Ogli Mosque, an architectural monument of the 20th century, located on Navoi Street, is an example of a “guzar” (quarterly) religious building typical of southern Kyrgyzstan.
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Pamil Tea
If you want to enjoy a cup of properly brewed fragrant green tea, Osh is the place to do it! Here, even in the height of summer, the locals sip hot green tea in the shade of plane-trees, sitting on a traditional tapchan.
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Gate of Fire at Suleiman Mountain
Ancient Osh with its majestic Suleiman Mountain has a magic power, attracting adherents of various religions and beliefs, serving as a place of pilgrimage for dervishes and wandering believers of many faiths.
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