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Fergana Range
Fergana Range
Highest point
Elevation	4,893 m (16,053 ft)
Dimensions
Length	206 km (128 mi) NW-SE
Width	62 km (39 mi) NE-SW
Naming
Native name	Kyrgyz: Фергана тоо кыркасы
Geography
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Naryn Province, Osh Province, Jalal-Abad Province
Geology
Type of rock	Composed of sandstones, limestones, and schists

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The Fergana Range (Kyrgyz: Фергана тоо кыркасы - also known as: Ferganskiy Khrebet (Феранский Хребет (ru)=, Ferghan Mountain (en), Feranskij Khrebet, Fergana Kyrka Toosu ^[2] is a mountain range in Tian Shan in the Kyrgyz Republic.^[3] The length of the range is 206 km, height up to 4893 m, and the average height is 3600 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 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

^ ^a ^b ^c Атлас Кыргызской Республики (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition, in Russian.

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[3] Great Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition, in Russian.

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-'''Fergana Range''' ({{lang-ky|Фергана тоо кыркасы}} - also known as: Ferganskiy Khrebet, Ferghan Mountains, Fergana Kyrka Toosu, Феранский Хребет (ru), Ferghan Mountains (en), Feranskij Khrebet, Fergana Kyrka Toosu, Ferganskiy Khrebet, Ferghan Mountains, Феранский Хребет)<ref>geoview.info[http://kg.geoview.info/ferganskiy_khrebet,1528338]</ref> is a mountain range in [[Tian Shan]] in [[Kyrgyz Republic]].<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article115783.html ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'', on-line edition, in Russian.]</ref> The length of the range is 206&nbsp;km, height up to 4893 m, and average height - 3600 m above sea level.<ref name=Atlas />
+The '''Fergana Range''' ({{lang-ky|Фергана тоо кыркасы}} - also known as: Ferganskiy Khrebet (Феранский Хребет (ru)=, Ferghan Mountain (en), Feranskij Khrebet, Fergana Kyrka Toosu <ref>geoview.info[http://kg.geoview.info/ferganskiy_khrebet,1528338]</ref> is a mountain range in [[Tian Shan]] in  the [[Kyrgyz Republic]].<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article115783.html ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'', on-line edition, in Russian.]</ref> The length of the range is 206&nbsp;km, height up to 4893 m, and the average height is 3600 m above sea level.<ref name=Atlas />
 ==Geography==
-The Fergana Range stretches from north-west to south-east separating [[Fergana Valley]] and Internal Tian Shan. The south-east section of the range is more elevated and it adjoins [[Torugart Ridge]] and [[Alaykuu Ridge]] through [[Seok Pass]]. South-west slope is long and low-sloped, and north-east - short and steep.
+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==