Fergana Range

For other uses, see Fergana (disambiguation).

Fergana Range
Highest point
Elevation	4,893 m (16,053 ft)
Dimensions
Length	206 km (128 mi) NW-SE [1]
Width	62 km (39 mi) NE-SW [1]
Naming
Native name	Фергана тоо кыркасы (Kyrgyz)
Geography
Fergana Range
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region(s)	Naryn Region, Osh Region, Jalal-Abad Region
Range coordinates	41°0.25′N 73°56.25′E
Geology
Rock type(s)	Composed of sandstones, limestones, and schists

The Fergana Range (Kyrgyz: Фергана тоо кыркасы; Russian: Ферганский хребет)[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.[1]

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.

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.
4. "Фергана тоо тизмеги" [Fergana Range] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. pp. 75–77.