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I know it's located near the Middle East, but I'd like a more precise idea of
the locations involved in Otoyomegatari.


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Where does the manga Otoyomegatari take place?


If you are not already aware, the series is set in 19th century Central Asia.
The culture is without a doubt Turkic.

The main setting of the story is explicitly mentioned to be a rural village
near the Caspian Sea.

[![Modern Day Central
Asia](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lk17p.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lk17p.png)

It's important to note that the land and territory borders in the 19th century
were [vastly different](http://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Central-
Asia) from what is is today.

[![Who are these
ppl](https://i.stack.imgur.com/je5m9.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/je5m9.jpg)

This bit, done by the author for the 2014 [Taisho
Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Taish%C5%8D), sheds some light on
the regions each of the characters are from.

Karluk's town (Pariya included) is located in modern Uzbekistan, and are of
[Uyghur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghurs) ethnicity.

The city where Mr. Smith meets Talas, Karaza is likely in
[Karakalpakstan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakalpakstan), part of
Uzbekistan.

The town where Mr. Smith and his guide meets the twins (Laila and Leyli,
they're [Tajik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajiks). Not Turkic, but rather
Persian) is [Muynak/Moynaq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%E2%80%98ynoq), a
city in northern Karakalpakstan.

Amir and her family are of [Kazakh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhs)
ethnicity, and hail from modern day Kazakhstan.


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