Osku

city in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Osku is a city in northwestern Iran. It is the capital of Osku County, in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Osku is known as the capital of batik in Iran. As of 2016, its population was about 19,000.

Understand

Osku is one of the oldest cities in East Azerbaijan according to old books and is like stepping into a time machine. The city is located on a hillside volcano and has many caves in the city. The inhabitants of Osku are Azerbaijan Turks, who have lived in the city for more than 100 years. The tourist attractions such as Kandovan, Osku and natural landscapes etc make it pleasant enough for tourism and worth seeing amongst destinations in Iran. It is one of the few cities in Iran where batik printing centers still remain in operation.

Get in

Get around

See

  • Park Museum
  • Central Mosque
  • Branch Square Mosque

Do

Buy

  • Barama Shopping Center
  • Refah Chain Stores
  • Shahrara Chain Stores
  • Green Hyper Chain Stores
  • Milade Nur Shopping Center

Eat

  • Barama Shopping Center

Drink


Sleep

  • Osku Ghasr Hotel

Connect

Go next

Routes through Osku
Serow/Esendere ← Urmia ←  W  E  → Sardroud → Ardabil


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