Fergana Range Explained

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.

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 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.

Geology

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

Notes and References

  1. Book: ru:Атлас Кыргызской Республики. Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic. Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. ru. Bishkek. 1987. 156.
  2. http://kg.geoview.info/ferganskiy_khrebet,1528338 geoview.info
  3. http://bse.sci-lib.com/article115783.html Great Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition, in Russian.
  4. Encyclopedia: Фергана тоо тизмеги. Fergana Range. Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan]. 75–77. ky. 2004. Bishkek.