Mountains and their Foothills

Mountains and their Foothills The most picturesque mountains in Central Asia are located in Uzbekistan. The incomparable beauty of the mountain forests and meadows, the eternal snow, glaciers, and mountain ranges are breathtaking. In summer, the mountain air and soil are dry, the heat is unbearable, and coolness reigns only in the high mountains. People seek shelter from the unbearable heat of the day and the cold, which reaches freezing temperatures at night. Snow lasts for two to six months in the mountains of Uzbekistan. The mountains of Uzbekistan are: Tyanshan, Pamir Alai, Korjantag, Ugam, Piskom, Chatkal (its highest peak is Katta Chimiyon, its height is 3309 m), Turkiston, Morguzar, Chumgor, Nurota, Kurama, Zirabulak, Ziyovuddin, Yakkabog, Surxontag, Kuhitang, Bobotag, Bukantag, Tomditag, Ovminzatag, Quljuktag, Yetimtag, Sulton Uvays and its rugged mountains in the far east of the country, the Chatkal mountains. In Uzbekistan there are 8 nature reserves with pine forests, deserts, glaciers and 2 national parks and an ecocenter. Gazelles, bears, lynx and the snow leopard live there. To the northeast of the Kyzyl Kum desert rise the Bukantag mountain ranges. The Mingbulak Valley is located in the south of these mountain ranges. Mingbulak literally means "a thousand springs." The lowest point in Uzbekistan, 12 meters below sea level, is located in Mingbulak. The mountains and foothills of the mountains make up 1/5 of the territory of the republic. The Ugam, Pskem, Chatkal, and Kuramin ridges of the Western Tien-Shan and the Zerafshan, Hissar, Kuhitangtag, and Baysuntag ridges of the Pamiro-Alay Mountains are within the territory of the republic. The middle Nurata mountains, low mountains such as Aktag and Karakchitag, and the ridges of the Zerafshan range are very impressive. Between the mountains lie the large valleys of Kashkadaria, Surkhandaria, Zerafshan, and Fergana. The largest valley is the Fergana Valley. It is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges, and its western part is open. The Fergana Valley is 370 km long and 190 km wide. The Amudaria Valley lies on the border with Afghanistan. To the east stretch the Tien Shan and Gissar-Alay mountain ranges. Their peaks reach 4,643 m. Uzbeks call the foothills "adyrs." They are located 400-500 to 1,000-1,200 m below sea level. Summers are very hot, and winters are moderately cold in the adyrs. Precipitation is approximately 300-450 mm. In spring, a red carpet of poppies, tulips, and ixiolirhones covers vast fields, and one cannot take one's eyes off this view. The usual vegetation of the hillsides are: lush grasses, thorny bushes. Adyrs are the habitats of wolves, deer, foxes, jackals, jerboas, monitor lizards, turtles, hedgehogs, snakes, porcupines, scorpions, toqay cats, crickets, phaisans, turtle doves. There are sparrows, herons, geese, ducks, tits, nightingales, partridges, goldfinches, pigeons, larks, crows. Walnut trees, poplars, various grasses and shrubs grow there. At 2700-2800 m below sea level, in the mountains, in the pastures, the summer is cool and humid, the winter is very cold. Tall lush grasses, thorny bushes and mountain plants grow there. Lynxes, bears, wolves, deer, foxes, jackals, snakes, turtles, porcupines, and scorpions are found here. Partridges, sparrows, goldfinches, pigeons, larks, crows, eagles, and magpies prefer to live here. All this incomparable mountain beauty is worth a visit. The mountains of Uzbekistan are home to more than 60 mineral springs. The mountains contain rock drawings, fortresses, traces of primitive settlements, remains of mines and smelting furnaces, antiques, and dinosaur tracks in caves and caverns such as Obirakhmat, Teshiktash, Amankutan, Zarautsai, and Amir-Timur.

Mountains and their Foothills The most picturesque mountains in Central Asia are located in Uzbekistan. The incomparable beauty of the mountain forests and meadows, the eternal snow, glaciers, and mountain ranges are breathtaking. In summer, the mountain air and soil are dry, the heat is unbearable, and coolness reigns only in the high mountains. People seek shelter from the unbearable heat of the day and the cold, which reaches freezing temperatures at night. Snow lasts for two to six months in the mountains of Uzbekistan. The mountains of Uzbekistan are: Tyanshan, Pamir Alai, Korjantag, Ugam, Piskom, Chatkal (its highest peak is Katta Chimiyon, its height is 3309 m), Turkiston, Morguzar, Chumgor, Nurota, Kurama, Zirabulak, Ziyovuddin, Yakkabog, Surxontag, Kuhitang, Bobotag, Bukantag, Tomditag, Ovminzatag, Quljuktag, Yetimtag, Sulton Uvays and its rugged mountains in the far east of the country, the Chatkal mountains. In Uzbekistan there are 8 nature reserves with pine forests, deserts, glaciers and 2 national parks and an ecocenter. Gazelles, bears, lynx and the snow leopard live there. To the northeast of the Kyzyl Kum desert rise the Bukantag mountain ranges. The Mingbulak Valley is located in the south of these mountain ranges. Mingbulak literally means "a thousand springs." The lowest point in Uzbekistan, 12 meters below sea level, is located in Mingbulak. The mountains and foothills of the mountains make up 1/5 of the territory of the republic. The Ugam, Pskem, Chatkal, and Kuramin ridges of the Western Tien-Shan and the Zerafshan, Hissar, Kuhitangtag, and Baysuntag ridges of the Pamiro-Alay Mountains are within the territory of the republic. The middle Nurata mountains, low mountains such as Aktag and Karakchitag, and the ridges of the Zerafshan range are very impressive. Between the mountains lie the large valleys of Kashkadaria, Surkhandaria, Zerafshan, and Fergana. The largest valley is the Fergana Valley. It is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges, and its western part is open. The Fergana Valley is 370 km long and 190 km wide. The Amudaria Valley lies on the border with Afghanistan. To the east stretch the Tien Shan and Gissar-Alay mountain ranges. Their peaks reach 4,643 m. Uzbeks call the foothills "adyrs." They are located 400-500 to 1,000-1,200 m below sea level. Summers are very hot, and winters are moderately cold in the adyrs. Precipitation is approximately 300-450 mm. In spring, a red carpet of poppies, tulips, and ixiolirhones covers vast fields, and one cannot take one's eyes off this view. The usual vegetation of the hillsides are: lush grasses, thorny bushes. Adyrs are the habitats of wolves, deer, foxes, jackals, jerboas, monitor lizards, turtles, hedgehogs, snakes, porcupines, scorpions, toqay cats, crickets, phaisans, turtle doves. There are sparrows, herons, geese, ducks, tits, nightingales, partridges, goldfinches, pigeons, larks, crows. Walnut trees, poplars, various grasses and shrubs grow there. At 2700-2800 m below sea level, in the mountains, in the pastures, the summer is cool and humid, the winter is very cold. Tall lush grasses, thorny bushes and mountain plants grow there. Lynxes, bears, wolves, deer, foxes, jackals, snakes, turtles, porcupines, and scorpions are found here. Partridges, sparrows, goldfinches, pigeons, larks, crows, eagles, and magpies prefer to live here. All this incomparable mountain beauty is worth a visit. The mountains of Uzbekistan are home to more than 60 mineral springs. The mountains contain rock drawings, fortresses, traces of primitive settlements, remains of mines and smelting furnaces, antiques, and dinosaur tracks in caves and caverns such as Obirakhmat, Teshiktash, Amankutan, Zarautsai, and Amir-Timur.