Fergana Range | |
Country: | Kyrgyzstan |
Region: | Naryn Region, Osh Region, Jalal-Abad Region |
Elevation M: | 4893 |
Range Coordinates: | 41.0042°N 129.25°W |
Length Km: | 206 |
Length Orientation: | NW-SE [1] |
Width Km: | 62 |
Width Orientation: | NE-SW |
Geology: | Composed of sandstones, limestones, and schists |
Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
The Fergana Range (Kirghiz; 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 3,600 m above sea level. The highest mountain is 4,893 m above sea level.
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 Söök Pass (4024 m).[4] 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.
The Fergana Range is composed of schist, sandstone, limestone, and other sedimentary metamorphic formations ruptured by intrusions of gabbro and diabase.