Pskem Mountains
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The Pskem Mountain Range Pishkom Mountains, a range in the west Tien Shan, is a natural border between Kyrgyzstan
and Uzbekistan
. It extends over 160 km from north-east to south-west in the extreme north-eastern finger of Uzbekistan
's Tashkent Province. The range is a water divide
between Pskem River
to the north and the Sandalysh River
, Chatkal River
, and Koksu River to the south. The highest elevations are attained in the north-east of the range: Mount Adelung
(4,301 m) and Mount Beshtor
(4,299 m).
The Pskem River
flows through the mountains before reaching Lake Charvak.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. It extends over 160 km from north-east to south-west in the extreme north-eastern finger of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
's Tashkent Province. The range is a water divide
Water divide
A drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...
between Pskem River
Pskem River
The Pskem River or Pishkom is a river of Tashkent Province in Uzbekistan in the Pskem Mountains.The river runs for with a basin area of . The origins of the river Pskem are in the glaciers of the Talas Alatau range in Kazakhstan. In the upper reaches of the river it flows through a narrow rocky...
to the north and the Sandalysh River
Sandalysh River
The Sandalysh River is a river in the Pskem Mountains of Chatkal District in Jalal-Abad Province in western Kyrgyzstan. The river is formed at the south west slope of Talas Alatau and flow into Chatkal River. Its length is approximately 94 km and watershed - 1,157 km². -References:...
, Chatkal River
Chatkal River
The Chatkal River is a river of Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan and Tashkent Province in Uzbekistan. It is a left tributary of the Chirciq River in the Syr Darya basin.The length of the river is 223 km, with a basin area of 7,110 km²...
, and Koksu River to the south. The highest elevations are attained in the north-east of the range: Mount Adelung
Mount Adelung
Mount Adelung is the highest peak in Pskem Range in the extreme north-east of the Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan. Mount Adelung is 4,301 meters high, just 2 meters higher than the nearby Mount Beshtor, located a little further to the south-west in the same range, and it is often erroneously...
(4,301 m) and Mount Beshtor
Mount Beshtor
Mount Beshtor rises to 4,299 m in Pskem Range in the north-eastern tip of Uzbekistan's Tashkent Province. Located on the southern border with Kyrgyzstan, a short distance to the south-west from another towering peak in Pskem Range, Mount Adelung .-References:* Atlas of Soviet Republics of Central...
(4,299 m).
The Pskem River
Pskem River
The Pskem River or Pishkom is a river of Tashkent Province in Uzbekistan in the Pskem Mountains.The river runs for with a basin area of . The origins of the river Pskem are in the glaciers of the Talas Alatau range in Kazakhstan. In the upper reaches of the river it flows through a narrow rocky...
flows through the mountains before reaching Lake Charvak.