– Region: Osh Oblast (Osh, 963m — 3,000-year-old city + Sulaiman-Too UNESCO mountain)

 – Elevation: 963

 – GPS Coordinates: 40.514° N, 72.798° E

 – Access Difficulty: T1 — Flights from Bishkek (1hr, KGS 3,000–6,000 one-way) | Shared taxi: 8hr, KGS 800 | Gateway to: Lenin Peak, Arslanbob, Pamir Highway 

 – Opening Season: Year-round (best Sep–Nov + Mar–May)

 – Winter Room: – Number of Beds: 3000  – Showers: Yes — at hotels + better guesthouses

 – Drinking Water: Yes — piped – Meals & food: EXCELLENT Osh cuisine: plov (from a huge cauldron — the best in Central Asia!), laghman, samsa, shashlik | OSH BAZAAR: Central Asia’s most vivid market

– Mobile Signal: Yes — Beeline 4G (good coverage) – Payment Methods: Budget: USD 10–20 guesthouse | Mid: USD 30–60 hotel | Shared taxi from Bishkek: 8hr, KGS 700–900

 – Short Description: OSH (963m) = Kyrgyzstan’s SECOND CITY and the cultural capital of the south — a 3,000-year-old city on the ancient Silk Road. SULAIMAN-TOO (Solomon’s Throne): the sacred mountain in the center of the city — the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyrgyzstan. Muslim pilgrims have climbed this limestone outcrop for over 1,000 years. Sulaiman himself (the Islamic prophet-king Solomon) is said to have prayed on its summit. The CITY MUSEUM inside the mountain is extraordinary. OSH BAZAAR: the largest and most vivid market in Central Asia — livestock, spices, felt carpets, Soviet military surplus, fresh produce all in one chaotic brilliant space.