Tian Shan

East of the Tashkent oasis, the Chatkal and neighbouring ridges form part of the western Tian Shan. Deep valleys cut through the mountains, carrying streams toward the Chirchik and Ahangaran basins. Mountain steppe, woodland and high meadows occupy different elevations beneath the rocky crests. These ridges stand between Chach and Fergana, and the passes through them have long shaped the routes between the two regions.