Fergana Range

The Fergana Range (Kyrgyz: Фергана тоо кыркасы, Ferğana tó qırqası/Fergana too kyrkasy, فەرعانا توو قىرقاسى), also known as Ferganskiy Khrebet (Феранский Хребет) Ferganskij Hrebet in Russian, meaning “Ferghana Mountain” in English)[2] is a mountain range of the Tian Shan in the Kyrgyz Republic.[3] The length of the range is 206 km, and the average height is 3600 m above sea level. The highest Mountain is 4893 m ASL.[1]

For other uses, see Fergana (disambiguation).
Fergana Range
Highest point
Elevation4,893 m (16,053 ft)
Dimensions
Length206 km (128 mi) NW-SE [1]
Width62 km (39 mi) NE-SW [1]
Naming
Native nameKyrgyz: Фергана тоо кыркасы
Geography
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionNaryn Region, Osh Region, Jalal-Abad Region
Range coordinates41°0.25′N 73°56.25′E
Geology
Type of rockComposed of sandstones, limestones, and schists

Geography

The Fergana Range stretches from north-west to south-east, separating the Fergana Valley and the inner Tian Shan. The south-east section of the range is higher. It joins the Torugart Ridge and the Alaykuu Ridge via the Seok Pass. The South-west slope is long and low-sloped, the north-east - short and steep. Mountain ranges southwest are denoted by collective term: Pamir-Alay system.

Geology

The Fergana Range is composed of schist, sandstone, limestone, and other sedimentary metamorphic formations ruptured by intrusions of gabbro and diabase.

References
  1. Атлас Кыргызской Республики [Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156.
  2. geoview.info
  3. Great Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition, in Russian.
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