Zahiriddin Mukhamad babur (1483-1530)
Famous Uzbek poet, thinker, historian and statesman; founder of the dynasty and empire of Timurids. Babur was born in Andijan on 14th of February in 1483, being son of the…
Read more »Manas
Manas is a legendary hero of the famous Kyrgyz epic story of the same name. Epos Manas is written in poetic form and as big as one million lines or…
Read more »Toktogul Satylganov (1864 – 1933)
Toktogul Satylganov was a talented poet, singer-improviser and virtuous komuz player of Kyrgyzstan. He was born in poor family living in Suusamyr district in our days known as Toktogul district…
Read more »Osh region
SULEYMAN-TOO Suleyman – Too is a hill in the heart of the city, rising 175m from the floor of the valley of the Ak Buura River in which Osh is…
Read more »Telephones
Country Code + 996 City codes: Bishkek 312 Cholpon Ata 3943Djalal Abad 3722Karakol 3922 Naryn 3522Osh 3222Talas 3422Other… Many places can be dialed direct – but you will have to obtain the code – for…
Read more »Postal services
The postal service can be fairly haphazard … you will almost certainly arrive home well before your postcards do – unless you are literally following in the footsteps of Marco…
Read more »Internet and email access
The Internet is a wonderful resource for travellers who want to find out more about distant lands, which they are going to visit – like Kyrgyzstan. There are many sites,…
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