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

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

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Lk17p.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Lk17p.png" alt="Modern Day Central Asia"></a></p>

<p>It's important to note that the land and territory borders in the 19th century were <a href="http://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Central-Asia" rel="nofollow noreferrer">vastly different</a> from what is is today. </p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/je5m9.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/je5m9.jpg" alt="Who are these ppl"></a></p>

<p>This bit, done by the author for the 2014 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_Taish%C5%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Taisho Award</a>, sheds some light on the regions each of the characters are from.</p>

<p>Karluk's town (Pariya included) is located in modern Uzbekistan, and are of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghurs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Uyghur</a> ethnicity.</p>

<p>The city where Mr. Smith meets Talas, Karaza is likely in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakalpakstan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Karakalpakstan</a>, part of Uzbekistan.</p>

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

<p>Amir and her family are of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kazakh</a> ethnicity, and hail from modern day Kazakhstan.</p>

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2016-05-13T13:48:31.377Z
Awesome answer, the specific locations where really what I was looking for!
JS Lavertu
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кяαzєя
<p>I know it's located near the Middle East, but I'd like a more precise idea of the locations involved in Otoyomegatari.</p>

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I think it in Turkey.
Hegao
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@swswsws Mr. Smith and his guide is the one bound for Turkey.
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Where does the manga Otoyomegatari take place?
# Where does the manga Otoyomegatari take place?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-05-10
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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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think it in Turkey.  
> **username_2**: @swswsws Mr. Smith and his guide is the one bound for Turkey.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-13. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
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.sstatic.net/Lk17p.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/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.sstatic.net/je5m9.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/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.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2016-05-13): Awesome answer, the specific locations where really what I was looking for!  
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