Английская Википедия:Baisuntau

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The Baisuntau mountain range (Uzbek Boysuntogʻ ; Russian Байсунтау) is the southwestern continuation of the Gissar Mountains, in south-eastern Uzbekistan. This in turn continues in a south-westerly direction with the Kugitangtau chain.

Geography

The Baisuntau extends for a length of approximately 150 km in a north-east/south-west direction. It culminates at an elevation of 4,424 m (14514 ft).[1] From its northwestern and northern slopes arise several left-hand tributaries of the Kashkadarya River, including the Akdarya. The south-eastern slope of the mountain range is drained by the Surkhandarya river system.[1]

Geology

The mountain range is made up of limestone, sandstone and clay. The lower slopes are covered by semi-desert type vegetation; higher up there are juniper forests and alpine meadows.[1]

At the southern end of the mountain range is the Teshik-Tash cave, a famous archaeological site. Other caves in the region are Boi-Bulok (14.2 km long, 1,415 m deep), Festivalnaya (16 km long, 625 m deep) and the Dark Star cave (9.5 km long, 858 m deep).[2][3]

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