Tag: History
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Oymo_Ceramic
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at ceramics? Oymo_ceramic is just what you need!
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Production of original Kyrgyz national gifts and souvenirs.
Production of original Kyrgyz national gifts and souvenirs.
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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 with love and color.
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Monumental Art of Osh
Discover the monumental art of Osh through a unique tour of the city’s stunning mosaics. Immerse yourself in its rich history and Soviet cultural heritage, tracing the legacy of a city that has stood for over 3,000 years.
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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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The road to the Pamirs starts in Osh!
The Pamir Highway begins in Osh! The Pamir Highway, one of the highest mountain routes in the world, is an extraordinary landmark and starts right here. It was laid along the old Silk Road caravan routes in 1894 by engineers of the Imperial Russian Army led by Mickiewicz, Burakovsky and Zarakovsky.
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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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Bridges and Ak-Buura
Osh is a city of countless small bridges. Walking around the city, we often do not notice that we are crossing them, and that below us are numerous canals. Most of the bridges are located on the Ak-Buura River. It flows through the center of Osh, dividing the city into right and left banks. At…
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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 varied in subject matter and…
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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 the artist behind many of…
