300px|thumb|Detailed French map of 1882, showing position of Osh (here spelled "Osch", slightly right of centre, beside the Uzbek city of Andijan|"Andidjâne") in the [[Fergana valley]] Osh (, , ) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country. It is often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (estimated by UNESCO to be more than 3,000 years old) and has served as the administrative center of Osh Region since 1939. The city has an ethnically mixed population of 322,164 , comprising Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Ukr
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Osh is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan and the oldest in the country, estimated by UNESCO to be more than 3,000 years old, located in the Fergana Valley in the south. It serves as the administrative center of Osh Region and is often called the "capital of the south" due to its historical and regional importance.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ош шаары
- Region
- Ош шаары
- Country
- Кыргызстан
- Population
- 322,164
- Timezone
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16 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Administration
- Population
- History
- Early history
- Imperial Russian and Soviet rule
- 1990 riots
- 2010 ethnic violence
- Geography
- Climate
- Cityscape
- Notable people
- Twin towns - sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
300px|thumb|Detailed French map of 1882, showing position of Osh (here spelled "Osch", slightly right of centre, beside the Uzbek city of Andijan|"Andidjâne") in the [[Fergana valley]] Osh (, , ) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country. It is often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (estimated by UNESCO to be more than 3,000 years old) and has served as the administrative center of Osh Region since 1939. The city has an ethnically mixed population of 322,164 , comprising Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Koreans, and other smaller ethnic groups.
==Overview== Osh has an important outdoor activity bazaar which has been taking place on the same spot for the past 2,000 years and was a major market along the Silk Road. The bazaar, along the Ak-Buura River, was demolished by the city in 2025 and moved to a modern facility a few kilometers north. The city's industrial base, established during the Soviet period, largely collapsed after the break-up of the Soviet Union and has only recently started to revive.