Taurus Mountains
Mountain range in southern Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Taurus Mountains on the moon, see Montes Taurus. For Mount Taurus outside Cold Spring, New York, see Bull Hill. For Taurus Amanus in Lebanon, see Northern Mount Hor.
The Taurus Mountains (Turkish: Toros Dağları or Toroslar, Greek: Ταύρος) are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the east. It is a part of the Alpide belt in Eurasia.
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Taurus Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mt. Demirkazık (3,756 m) |
Naming | |
Native name | Toros Dağları (Turkish) |
Geography | |
Country | Turkey |
Range coordinates | 37°N 33°E |
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