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Osh Region

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Also known as Osh Province, Osh Oblast

region of Kyrgyzstan

AI overview

Osh Region is an administrative division in southern Kyrgyzstan that serves as an important cultural and economic center for the country. It matters because it contains the historic city of Osh, a major trade hub in Central Asia with significant historical and religious importance.

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Wikidata facts

Capital
Osh
Population
1514900
Area
29200
Shares border with
Osh
Official website
osh.gov.kg
Image
Osh 03-2016 img31 view from Sulayman Mountain pano.jpg
Licence plate code
O / Z / 06
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Commons category
Osh Region
topic's main category
Category:Osh Region
category for people born here
Category:Born in Osh region
category of associated people
Category:People from Osh Region
inception
1939-11-21
language used
Dungan
twinned administrative body
Kyiv
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Encyclopedic overview

Osh is a region of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh, which is not part of the region. It is bounded (clockwise) by Jalal-Abad Region, Naryn Region, China (Xinjiang), Tajikistan (Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction and Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region), Batken Region, and Uzbekistan (Andijan and Fergana Regions). Its total area is 28,934 km (11,171 sq mi). The resident population of the region was 1,391,649 as of January 2021. According to the 2009 census, 28% of the total population are ethnic Uzbeks.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Osh Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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