The southwestern Kyrgyz city of Osh encircles the Islamic religious site of Sulaiman Too mountain. The 295-hectare complex, including the mountain, surrounding cemeteries and old residential districts, was chosen to be put in the UN list for its historical and cultural significance to the Ferghana Valley.
David Trilling is the Central Asia news editor for EurasiaNet.
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