Welcome to Suleiman Mountain! Suleiman Mountain is the central landmark of Osh. Whichever side of the city you enter from, you see its distinctive outline proudly rising about the historical centre.

It was here at the foot of Suleiman Mountain that the ancient city of Osh was born. On the terraces of the southern slope of the mountain, archaeologists have found irrefutable evidence of the existence of the Osh settlement of the Chust culture, dating back to the late 2^nd  and early 1^st  millennium B.C.

The khanates and empires have changed, rulers have come and gone, but Suleiman’s mountain has never lost its significance and sacredness, remaining a landmark for many generations.

Here is an interesting fact: prior to the 16^th century, the mountain was called Bara Kukh, “the beautiful mountain” in Persian, with the name Suleiman Mountain being given later. Despite this, the mountain was inseparably linked to the name of the biblical king Suleiman (Solomon) throughout history through legend and lore. The chronicles of the 19^th and 20^th centuries also call it “Takht-e Soleymān”, meaning “Suleiman’s Throne”. It rises above the city much like a throne, as if looking over and guarding the south-eastern outskirts of the Fergana Valley.