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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“Zero Milestone”: At the foot of Suleiman Mountain
The square at the foot of Suleiman Mountain’s north face has not always been the open and lively place it is today. Until the 1970s, the site of the modern-day museum, fountain and plaza was a very ordinary “mahalla,” a residential block with mud-brick houses.
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Revealing the Beauty of Osh Through Love and Color
Every city lives through its sounds, the rhythm of its streets, and the expressions of its people. But the soul of a city is born in the hands of an artist. Abdurasulzhan Umaraliev is not just a painter — he is a true master who reveals the beauty of Osh…
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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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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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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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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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Asaf Ibn Burhia
Asaf ibn Burhia Mausoleum is located on the southeastern slope of Suleiman Mountain, and was built in the 18th century in the traditions of the Fergana architectural school. In historical chronicles it is mentioned as a mazar, or shrine.
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Shashlik!
Shashlik! This delicious dish, beloved all over Central Asia, is an Osh specialty for good reason. Almost every cafe offers many kinds of shashlik. There are lamb ribs, pieces of lamb with tail fat, lamb liver, tender pieces of beef, seasoned chicken, and several kinds of lula kebab.
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