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Fergana Range

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Length
  
206 km (128 mi) NW-SE

Country
  
Kyrgyzstan

Types of rock
  
Limestone, Schist

Width
  
62 km (39 mi) NE-SW

Elevation
  
4,893 m

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State/Province
  
Naryn Region, Osh Region, Jalal-Abad Region

Type of rock
  
Composed of sandstones, limestones, and schists

Similar
  
Jengish Chokusu, Sulayman Mountain, Khan Tengri, Lenin Peak, Tian Shan

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)is a mountain range of the Tian Shan in the Kyrgyz Republic. 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.

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Map of Fergana Range, Kyrgyzstan

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.

Geology

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

References

Fergana Range Wikipedia