Osh Animal Market


If you're in Osh on a Sunday morning, hundreds of sheep, donkeys, horses and cattle go on sale at this traditional livestock market. Some may find the conditions of the animals here distressing. To get there, hop on marshrutka 105 or bus 5 to the routes' eastern terminus.


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