Length 206 km (128 mi) NW-SE Types of rock Limestone, Schist | Width 62 km (39 mi) NE-SW Elevation 4,893 m | |
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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.