Wender·Vista
Ferghana Valley
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileKyrgyzstan
in southern Kyrgyzstan, ringed by the Tien Shan and Pamir-Alay

Ferghana Valley

— — a green basin held inside two ranges.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The Kyrgyz shoulder of the Ferghana Valley, a fertile basin shared with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, ringed by the Tien Shan to the north and the Pamir-Alay to the south. Osh anchors the south, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia and a long-standing stop on the Silk Road. Sulayman Mountain rises straight out of the city, a UNESCO sacred site marked by pilgrims for centuries. Cotton, melons, and apricots come from the valley floor. from the studio

from the studio
Ferghana Valley
— bring it home

Ferghana Valley, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Ferghana Valley

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Ferghana Valley is a roughly 22,000 square kilometre intermontane basin in Central Asia, shared between Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz portion covers the eastern and southern rim of the valley, spanning the Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Batken regions. The basin floor sits near 300 to 500 metres in the west and rises eastward toward Osh at around 963 metres, ringed by the Tien Shan to the north and the Pamir-Alay to the south. The Syr Darya river system drains the valley westward toward the Aral basin.

— the stone

Sulayman Mountain rises directly from the centre of Osh, a five-peaked limestone ridge listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009 as the only such site in Kyrgyzstan. The mountain has drawn pilgrims for more than 1,500 years and holds more than 100 petroglyph sites, several caves, and two small reconstructed mosques attributed to Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, who was born in the valley in 1483. Osh itself is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia, with archaeological layers dating back roughly 3,000 years.

— the season

The valley has a sharp continental climate. Summers on the floor run hot and dry, with July highs commonly above 35 °C, while winters are cold and short, with January means near freezing. The shoulder seasons are the practical visiting window: late April through early June for orchards in bloom and the Pamir-Alay still snow-capped, and September through October for the cotton and melon harvests. Spring runoff from the surrounding ranges feeds the valley's intensive agriculture, which has supported continuous settlement since antiquity.

— informed by Wikipedia — Osh
— where
Kyrgyzstan · Osh, Jalal-Abad and Batken Regions, Kyrgyzstan
— elevation
963 m · 3,159 ft
— position
40.7333° N · 72.8000° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km W
Sulayman Mountain
sacred mountain
1 km N
Osh Bazaar
market
50 km S
Pamir-Alay Range
mountain range
90 km NE
Arslanbob walnut forest
walnut forest
N
Ferghana Valley
Sulayman Mountain
Osh Bazaar
Pamir-Alay Range
Arslanbob walnut forest
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Ferghana Valley — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The Ferghana Valley is a roughly 22,000 square kilometre basin in Central Asia, shared between Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz portion covers the eastern and southern rim across the Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Batken regions.

Osh is the largest city in the Kyrgyz portion and the country's second-largest overall, with a population near 350,000. It sits on the eastern edge of the valley at around 963 metres elevation, on a long-standing Silk Road route.

Sulayman Mountain is a five-peaked limestone ridge in central Osh, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. It has drawn pilgrims for more than 1,500 years and holds more than 100 petroglyph sites and two reconstructed Babur-era mosques.

The Ferghana Valley is one of Central Asia's most intensively farmed regions. Cotton, wheat, melons, grapes, apricots, and pomegranates are the staple crops, fed by spring runoff from the surrounding Tien Shan and Pamir-Alay ranges.

Osh has a domestic airport with daily flights from Bishkek, about 50 minutes. The road from Bishkek crosses the Tien Shan via the 3,175-metre Töö-Ashuu pass and takes roughly ten to twelve hours by shared taxi or bus.

Late April through early June, when orchards bloom and the Pamir-Alay still holds snow, and September through October during the cotton and melon harvests. Summer is hot and dry with July highs commonly above 35 °C.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well as a gift for the Kyrgyz, Uzbek, or Tajik diaspora. The valley is a shared homeland across three nations, and Osh is one of its oldest cities. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio holds the place.

The piece reads well in warm-earth Maximalist rooms, alongside Central Asian suzani textiles, or in a study with walnut or oak. Less suited to cool Scandinavian palettes or strict coastal-modern interiors.

Yes. Central Asian and Silk Road landscapes have grown as a collector category, underrepresented in mainstream travel art. The Medium hung at eye level reads as a small framed painting, not as travel memorabilia.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural fills the wall without crowding. Above a console or entry bench, the Medium centred reads best. For a feature wall, a 9-tile Mural carries the full valley horizon.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splashes. The Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall art in dry rooms.

A dry microfibre cloth handles dust. For a kitchen or bathroom install, a damp microfibre with plain water lifts splash residue. No solvents, no abrasive pads, no glass cleaner.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license images from other artists or stock libraries.

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