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!
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The smallest manti
Maida manti is the most popular vegetarian dish in Osh cuisine. In the past, they were called “Chychkan-manti” (or “mouse-manti”) because of their small size. Another common name was “eki tyiyn manti,” a reference to their Soviet-era price of 2 kopecks apiece. Today, of all the names, only “maida manti”…
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Artisans Quarter
Artisans Quarter is one of the favorite urban subjects of Osh painters. After Suleiman Mountain, it is the most recognizable location portrayed by local landscape artists.
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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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Navai-Nan: Delicious Flatbreads of the South
Nowhere else in Kyrgyzstan is there such a variety of tandoor flatbreads as in Osh! In almost every quarter there is a tandoor stand, where mouth-watering hot flatbreads are sold from daybreak onward. To prepare them, the master bakers get up as early as 3:00 in the morning, kindle the…
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Monuments as symbols of changing eras
An imposing monument to Communist leader Vladimir Lenin, erected in May 1985, still stands in Osh’s central square. The statue itself is 11 metres high and rises on a 12-metre plinth. The originator of the project, Soviet sculptor Nikolai Tomsky, died a year before its opening. He is well-known as…
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The very first theatre in Kyrgyzstan!
Osh’s theatrical history began in 1877, when local amateur theatres staged the play “Judgment of Men, Not of God” and the vaudeville production “Scandal in a Noble Family.” A drama club was opened in the military assembly of the 4th Turkestan Line Battalion.
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Rabat Abdullah Khan Mosque
Rabat Abdullah Khan Mosque, a historical and architectural monument of the Shaybanid era, is located at the northern foot of the Suleiman Mountain.
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Blacksmiths’ Row
The blacksmiths’ row is situated on the bank of the Ak-Buura, in the most colourful part of the old bazaar, as it has been for over a thousand years. Every morning there is the ringing of hammers on anvils. Aptitude, dexterity and stamina, multiplied by many years of tradition, are…
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