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Osh
City in southern Kyrgyzstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see OSH (disambiguation).
Osh (Kyrgyz and Russian: Ош) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south".[4] It is the oldest city in the country (estimated by UNESCO[5] 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 in 2021[update],[3] comprising Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Koreans, and other smaller ethnic groups.
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Clockwise from top: view of Osh from Sulayman Mountain; Sulayman-Too Mosque; statue of Manas; bridge over the Ak-Buura; view of Sulayman Mountain from Osh; flagpole on Sulayman Mountain; Gapar Aytiev [ru] Street; and Osh State University | |
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Coordinates: 40°31′48″N 72°48′0″E | |
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Region | Osh City |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bakytbek Zhetigenov[1] |
Area | |
• City | 182.5 km2 (70.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 963 m (3,159 ft) |
Population (March 2024)[3] | |
• City | 454,858 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 650,000 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (KGT) |
Area code(s) | 02, Z, O |
Website | oshcity |
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