Kyrgyzstan's South possesses very ancient history. Recently, the 3000-year anniversary of the city Osh was celebrated.

Osh is one of the most ancient Central Asian cities. Legend links it's founding with the names of Alexander the Great and even the prophet Sulaymana (the Biblical King Solomon). One of these legends goes like this. "Once upon a time, there lived a great, glorious and powerfulking, by the name of Solomon. There has never been nor will there be a king more glorious than he, But some petty people resented his authority, So, the king ordained on awesome command, and upon this word, from the bowels of the earth, a stone mountain rose in the middle of the town, upon which the king placed his throne and judged the resentful people. The people were conquered and they bowed before Solomon and pledged their eternal faith and offered their progeny to him. And so the mountain received its name, the Mountain-Throne of Solomon." There is a popular belief that if you climb this mountain and confess your deepest wish, it will come true.

Osh was a big city of the Ferghana Valley from the fourth century BC to the fifth and sixth centuries AD. It was an important stopping point on the Great Silk Road, linking the lands of the Orient and the West. During the eighth to tenth centuries, it was the third largest city in the Ferghana Valley. It had a finely constructed palace, a citadel, and robot (the town gates). The city was surrounded by a defensive wall, which stretched to the Solomon-Too Mountains.

Nearby, the city of Dzhalal-Abad is located, no less famous than Osh. Seven sources of mineral water fountains flow from the bowels of the earth to the surface. Mineral water and medicinal mud are widely used by Dzhalal-Abad health-workers to treat rheumatism, and nervous, gastric and other illnesses, Eighty kilometers from Dzhalal-Abad, there is an ancient hazelnut tree grove located in a gorge, unlike anything else in the entire world. The Golden Hazelnut has become a symbol this forest. Without exaggerating, one could call this Royal Forest of Dzhalal-Abad the eighth wonder of the world. An eighty-meter waterfall drops from the bare bluff of Mount Babush-At (4490m).

Anyone who comes to see this spectacular site will be left with an everlasting impression. It seems that the snow-covered peaks, hanging above in midair, float above the forest hillside. In ancient times, travelers came to a nearby smaller waterfall, which drops from a height of 20 metres and falls into a small lake, which reflects bushes, grass, and vines hanging down over the water, from a moss-covered bluff, In clear weather visions of rainbows which looked as if they were resting right on the water excited the eyes of travelers. A trek through the Royal Forest is an amazing experience. Looking at these huge trees, breathing in the cool air, glancing at fern leaves, you understand that there is nothing more beautiful than this garden of paradise.