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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Pre-history and early Roman period</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pre-history_and_early_Roman_period-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Late_Roman_period_to_present" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Late_Roman_period_to_present"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Late Roman period to present</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Late_Roman_period_to_present-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Attractions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main 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title="Tauros – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Tauros" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3" title="جبال طوروس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جبال طوروس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes_Tauro" title="Montes Tauro – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Montes Tauro" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavr_da%C4%9Flar%C4%B1" title="Tavr dağları – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Tavr dağları" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE" title="তোরোস পর্বতমালা – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="তোরোস পর্বতমালা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80_%D2%BB%D1%8B%D1%80%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Тавр һырты – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Тавр һырты" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%9E%D1%80" title="Таўр – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Таўр" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8A%D1%80" title="Тавър – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Тавър" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taursko_gorje" title="Taursko gorje – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Taursko gorje" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntanyes_del_Taure" title="Muntanyes del Taure – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Muntanyes del Taure" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_Mountains" title="Taurus Mountains – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Taurus Mountains" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(poho%C5%99%C3%AD)" title="Taurus (pohoří) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Taurus (pohoří)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mynyddoedd_Taurus" title="Mynyddoedd Taurus – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Mynyddoedd Taurus" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurusbjergene" title="Taurusbjergene – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Taurusbjergene" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurusgebirge" title="Taurusgebirge – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Taurusgebirge" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus" title="Taurus – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Taurus" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B1%CF%8D%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82_(%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%AC)" title="Ταύρος (οροσειρά) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ταύρος (οροσειρά)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes_Tauro" title="Montes Tauro – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Montes Tauro" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C5%ADruso" title="Taŭruso – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Taŭruso" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(mendilerroa)" title="Taurus (mendilerroa) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Taurus (mendilerroa)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%87_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3" title="رشته‌کوه توروس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رشته‌کوه توروس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monts_Taurus" title="Monts Taurus – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Monts Taurus" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes_Tauros" title="Montes Tauros – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Montes Tauros" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%86%A0%EB%A1%9C%EC%8A%A4%EC%82%B0%EB%A7%A5" title="토로스산맥 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="토로스산맥" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%A1%D5%BE%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%AB_%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%BC%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A3" title="Տավրոսի լեռնային համակարգ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Տավրոսի լեռնային համակարգ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4" title="तोरोस पर्वत – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="तोरोस पर्वत" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taursko_gorje" title="Taursko gorje – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Taursko gorje" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegunungan_Taurus" title="Pegunungan Taurus – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pegunungan Taurus" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1rusfj%C3%B6ll" title="Tárusfjöll – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Tárusfjöll" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauro" title="Tauro – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Tauro" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%98%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1" title="הרי הטאורוס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הרי הטאורוס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98" title="ტავრი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ტავრი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80_%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B" title="Тавр таулары – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Тавр таулары" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milima_ya_Taurus" title="Milima ya Taurus – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Milima ya Taurus" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toros" title="Toros – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Toros" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80,_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81" title="Тавр, Торос – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Тавр, Торос" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%ABps_de_Taurus" title="Crëps de Taurus – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Crëps de Taurus" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mons_Taurus" title="Mons Taurus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Mons Taurus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurs_(kalni)" title="Taurs (kalni) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Taurs (kalni)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(Bierger)" title="Taurus (Bierger) – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Taurus (Bierger)" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauro_kalnai" title="Tauro kalnai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Tauro kalnai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torosz-hegys%C3%A9g" title="Torosz-hegység – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Torosz-hegység" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%80" title="Таур – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Таур" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandavan-tendrombohitra_Taorosy" title="Tandavan-tendrombohitra Taorosy – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Tandavan-tendrombohitra Taorosy" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BE" title="ടോറസ് മലനിരകൾ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ടോറസ് മലനിരകൾ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergunungan_Taurus" title="Pergunungan Taurus – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pergunungan Taurus" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(gebergte)" title="Taurus (gebergte) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Taurus (gebergte)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E5%B1%B1%E8%84%88" title="トロス山脈 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="トロス山脈" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurusfjellene" title="Taurusfjellene – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Taurusfjellene" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurusfjella" title="Taurusfjella – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Taurusfjella" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monts_Taurus" title="Monts Taurus – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Monts Taurus" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavr_tog%CA%BBlari" title="Tavr togʻlari – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Tavr togʻlari" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(g%C3%B3ry_w_Turcji)" title="Taurus (góry w Turcji) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Taurus (góry w Turcji)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes_Tauro" title="Montes Tauro – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Montes Tauro" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavr_tawlar%C4%B1" title="Tavr tawları – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Tavr tawları" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mun%C8%9Bii_Taurus" title="Munții Taurus – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Munții Taurus" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80_(%D1%85%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%82)" title="Тавр (хребет) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Тавр (хребет)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_Mountains" title="Taurus Mountains – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Taurus Mountains" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(pohorie)" title="Taurus (pohorie) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Taurus (pohorie)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus" title="Taurus – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Taurus" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%95%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%AA%DB%86%DA%95%DB%86%D8%B3" title="زنجیرەچیای تۆڕۆس – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="زنجیرەچیای تۆڕۆس" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81" title="Таурус – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Таурус" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(planine)" title="Taurus (planine) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Taurus (planine)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurusvuoret" title="Taurusvuoret – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Taurusvuoret" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurusbergen" title="Taurusbergen – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Taurusbergen" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulubunduking_Tauro" title="Bulubunduking Tauro – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Bulubunduking Tauro" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D" title="தாரசு மலைத்தொடர் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="தாரசு மலைத்தொடர்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%AA" title="เทือกเขาเทารัส – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="เทือกเขาเทารัส" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toros_Da%C4%9Flar%C4%B1" title="Toros Dağları – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Toros Dağları" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8" title="Таврські гори – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Таврські гори" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%DB%81_%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%81_%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3" title="سلسلہ کوہ طوروس – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="سلسلہ کوہ طوروس" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A3y_n%C3%BAi_Taurus" title="Dãy núi Taurus – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Dãy núi Taurus" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabubkiran_Taurus" title="Kabubkiran Taurus – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Kabubkiran Taurus" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a 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For Mount Taurus outside Cold Spring, New York, see <a href="/wiki/Bull_Hill" title="Bull Hill">Bull Hill</a>. For Taurus Amanus in Lebanon, see <a href="/wiki/Mount_Hor#Northern_Mount_Hor" title="Mount Hor">Northern Mount Hor</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard" style="width:24.5em; line-height:1.5em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">Taurus Mountains</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding: 0.3em 0.2em 0.2em 0.2em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Demirkazik_Crest_of_Aladag_Mountains_in_Nigde_Turkey.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Demirkazik_Crest_of_Aladag_Mountains_in_Nigde_Turkey.jpg/272px-Demirkazik_Crest_of_Aladag_Mountains_in_Nigde_Turkey.jpg" decoding="async" width="272" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Demirkazik_Crest_of_Aladag_Mountains_in_Nigde_Turkey.jpg/408px-Demirkazik_Crest_of_Aladag_Mountains_in_Nigde_Turkey.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Demirkazik_Crest_of_Aladag_Mountains_in_Nigde_Turkey.jpg/544px-Demirkazik_Crest_of_Aladag_Mountains_in_Nigde_Turkey.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding: 0.2em 0em;">Demirkazık in <a href="/wiki/Ni%C4%9Fde_Province" title="Niğde Province">Niğde Province</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">Highest point</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Peak</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mt._Demirkazik" class="mw-redirect" title="Mt. Demirkazik">Mt. Demirkazık</a> (3,756 m)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">Naming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Native name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><span title="Turkish-language text"><i lang="tr">Toros Dağları</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #E7DCC3;color:#000;">Geography</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" data-lat="37" data-lon="33" data-overlays="["_a313d9b15b0d06182e1674f30482088d11ddba8f"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/10/37/33/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,37,33,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Taurus_Mountains&revid=1264254125&groups=_a313d9b15b0d06182e1674f30482088d11ddba8f" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,37,33,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Taurus_Mountains&revid=1264254125&groups=_a313d9b15b0d06182e1674f30482088d11ddba8f 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data label">Turkey</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Range coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Taurus_Mountains&params=37_N_33_E_type:mountain_region:TR_scale:3000000"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°N</span> <span class="longitude">33°E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37°N 33°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37; 33</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Taurus Mountains</b> (<a href="/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a>: <i>Toros Dağları</i> or <i>Toroslar,</i> <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a><i>:</i> Ταύρος) are a <a href="/wiki/Mountain_range" title="Mountain range">mountain complex</a> in southern <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>, separating the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean</a> coastal region from the central <a href="/wiki/Anatolia#Anatolian_plateau" title="Anatolia">Anatolian Plateau</a>. The system extends along a curve from <a href="/wiki/Lake_E%C4%9Firdir" title="Lake Eğirdir">Lake Eğirdir</a> in the west to the upper reaches of the <a href="/wiki/Euphrates" title="Euphrates">Euphrates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tigris" title="Tigris">Tigris</a> rivers in the east. It is a part of the <a href="/wiki/Alpide_belt" title="Alpide belt">Alpide belt</a> in <a href="/wiki/Eurasia" title="Eurasia">Eurasia</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mountain range under the current name was mentioned in <a href="/wiki/The_Histories_(Polybius)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Histories (Polybius)"><i>The Histories</i></a> by <a href="/wiki/Polybius" title="Polybius">Polybius</a> as Ταῦρος (<i>Taûros</i>). <a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Kiepert" title="Heinrich Kiepert">Heinrich Kiepert</a> writes in <i>Lehrbuch der alten Geographie</i> that the name was borrowed into <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek" title="Ancient Greek">Ancient Greek</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Semitic_languages" title="Semitic languages">Semitic</a> (<a href="/wiki/Old_Aramaic" title="Old Aramaic">Old Aramaic</a>) root <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%90" class="extiw" title="wikt:טורא">טורא</a> (<i>ṭūrā</i>), meaning "mountain".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Taurus Mountains are divided into three chains from west to east as follows; </p> <ul><li><b>Western Taurus</b> (Batı Toroslar)</li> <li><b>Central Taurus</b> (Orta Toroslar)</li> <li><b>Southeastern Taurus</b> (Güneydoğu Toroslar)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Taurus">Western Taurus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Western Taurus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Aladaglar-gebirge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aladaglar-gebirge.jpg/330px-Aladaglar-gebirge.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aladaglar-gebirge.jpg/495px-Aladaglar-gebirge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aladaglar-gebirge.jpg/660px-Aladaglar-gebirge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="793" /></a><figcaption>Relief of Western, Central, and Southeastern Taurus Mountains</figcaption></figure> <p>The Western Taurus Mountains form an arc around the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Antalya" title="Gulf of Antalya">Gulf of Antalya</a>. It includes the Akdağlar, Bey Mountains, Katrancık Mountain, Kuyucak Mountains, and Geyik Mountains. The East <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ta%C5%9Feli_Plateau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Taşeli Plateau (page does not exist)">Taşeli Plateau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Goksu_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Goksu River">Goksu River</a> divide it from the Central Taurus Mountains. It has many peaks rising above 3,000–3,700 m (9,800–12,100 ft). <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mt._Kizlarsivrisi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mt. Kizlarsivrisi (page does not exist)">Mt. Kizlarsivrisi</a>, 3,086 m (10,125 ft), in the Bey Mountains is the highest peak in the Western Taurus.<sup id="cite_ref-AAT_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Termessos_-_Theater.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Termessos is an ancient city in the western Taurus"><img alt="Termessos is an ancient city in the western Taurus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Termessos_-_Theater.jpg/120px-Termessos_-_Theater.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Termessos_-_Theater.jpg/180px-Termessos_-_Theater.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Termessos_-_Theater.jpg/240px-Termessos_-_Theater.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4930" data-file-height="2828" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Termessos" title="Termessos">Termessos</a> is an ancient city in the western Taurus</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AntalyaSunset.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Antalya with the sunset and mountains in the west"><img alt="Antalya with the sunset and mountains in the west" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/AntalyaSunset.JPG/120px-AntalyaSunset.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/AntalyaSunset.JPG/180px-AntalyaSunset.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/AntalyaSunset.JPG/240px-AntalyaSunset.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Antalya" title="Antalya">Antalya</a> with the sunset and mountains in the west</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Alanya, and the surrounding mountains"><img alt="Alanya, and the surrounding mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F.JPG/120px-%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F.JPG/180px-%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F.JPG/240px-%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Alanya" title="Alanya">Alanya</a>, and the surrounding mountains</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Central_Taurus">Central Taurus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Central Taurus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Central Taurus Mountains are roughly defined to include northern <a href="/wiki/Mersin_Province" title="Mersin Province">Mersin Province</a> and northwestern <a href="/wiki/Adana_Province" title="Adana Province">Adana Province</a>. The highest point in the Central Taurus is <a href="/wiki/Mt._Demirkazik" class="mw-redirect" title="Mt. Demirkazik">Mt. Demirkazık</a> (3,756m).<sup id="cite_ref-AAT_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Cilician_Gates" title="Cilician Gates">Cilician Gates</a> or Gülek Pass has been the principal <a href="/wiki/Mountain_pass" title="Mountain pass">pass</a> through the Eastern Taurus since ancient times, connecting the coastal plain of <a href="/wiki/Cilicia" title="Cilicia">Cilicia</a> with <a href="/wiki/Central_Anatolia" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Anatolia">Central Anatolia</a>. The Tarsus-Ankara Highway (<a href="/wiki/European_route_E90" title="European route E90">E90</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otoyol_21" title="Otoyol 21">O-21</a>) passes through it. Mountain ranges in the Central Taurus include: </p> <ul><li>Akçalı Mountains, western</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolkar_Mountains" title="Bolkar Mountains">Bolkar Mountains</a>, central, highest peak <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mt._Medetsiz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mt. Medetsiz (page does not exist)">Mt. Medetsiz</a> 3,524 m (11,562 ft)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aladaglar" class="mw-redirect" title="Aladaglar">Aladaglar mountain range</a>, central, highest peak <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mt._K%C4%B1z%C4%B1lkaya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mt. Kızılkaya (page does not exist)">Mt. Kızılkaya</a> 3,771 m (12,372 ft)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahtal%C4%B1_Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Tahtalı Mountains">Tahtalı Mountains</a> or <a href="/wiki/Anti-Taurus_Mountains" title="Anti-Taurus Mountains">Anti-Taurus Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munzur_Mountains" title="Munzur Mountains">Munzur Mountains</a>, eastern, highest peak <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mt._Akbaba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mt. Akbaba (page does not exist)">Mt. Akbaba</a> 3,462 m (11,358 ft) <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercan_mountain_range&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mercan mountain range (page does not exist)">Mercan mountain range</a>, within the Munzur</li></ul></li></ul> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AlaDaglarDirektas.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aladağlar"><img alt="Aladağlar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/AlaDaglarDirektas.jpg/82px-AlaDaglarDirektas.jpg" decoding="async" width="82" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/AlaDaglarDirektas.jpg/123px-AlaDaglarDirektas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/AlaDaglarDirektas.jpg/163px-AlaDaglarDirektas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1186" data-file-height="1740" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Anti-Taurus_Mountains" title="Anti-Taurus Mountains">Aladağlar</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tahtali_Mountains.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tahtalı Mountains"><img alt="Tahtalı Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Tahtali_Mountains.jpg/120px-Tahtali_Mountains.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Tahtali_Mountains.jpg/180px-Tahtali_Mountains.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Tahtali_Mountains.jpg/240px-Tahtali_Mountains.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1824" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Tahtal%C4%B1_Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Tahtalı Mountains">Tahtalı Mountains</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Puertas_Cil%C3%ADcias.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gülek, Mersin Province"><img alt="Gülek, Mersin Province" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Puertas_Cil%C3%ADcias.jpg/120px-Puertas_Cil%C3%ADcias.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Puertas_Cil%C3%ADcias.jpg/180px-Puertas_Cil%C3%ADcias.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Puertas_Cil%C3%ADcias.jpg/240px-Puertas_Cil%C3%ADcias.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/G%C3%BClek" title="Gülek">Gülek</a>, Mersin Province</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Varda_Demiryolu_Koprusu.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Railway viaduct, Adana Province"><img alt="Railway viaduct, Adana Province" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Varda_Demiryolu_Koprusu.jpg/120px-Varda_Demiryolu_Koprusu.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Varda_Demiryolu_Koprusu.jpg/180px-Varda_Demiryolu_Koprusu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Varda_Demiryolu_Koprusu.jpg/240px-Varda_Demiryolu_Koprusu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3318" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Railway viaduct, <a href="/wiki/Adana_Province" title="Adana Province">Adana Province</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Toros_Mountains_near_Mersin.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Near Mersin"><img alt="Near Mersin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Toros_Mountains_near_Mersin.jpg/120px-Toros_Mountains_near_Mersin.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Toros_Mountains_near_Mersin.jpg/180px-Toros_Mountains_near_Mersin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Toros_Mountains_near_Mersin.jpg/240px-Toros_Mountains_near_Mersin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1134" data-file-height="798" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Near <a href="/wiki/Mersin" title="Mersin">Mersin</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Karag%C3%B6l,_Toros.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Lake (Karagöl) near the summit"><img alt="Lake (Karagöl) near the summit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Karag%C3%B6l%2C_Toros.JPG/120px-Karag%C3%B6l%2C_Toros.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Karag%C3%B6l%2C_Toros.JPG/180px-Karag%C3%B6l%2C_Toros.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Karag%C3%B6l%2C_Toros.JPG/240px-Karag%C3%B6l%2C_Toros.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> Lake (<a href="/wiki/Karag%C3%B6l,_Toros" class="mw-redirect" title="Karagöl, Toros">Karagöl</a>) near the summit</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southeastern_Taurus">Southeastern Taurus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Southeastern Taurus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Southeastern Taurus Mountains form the northern boundary of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Anatolia_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern Anatolia Region">Southeastern Anatolia Region</a> and North <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamia" title="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a>. They include the Nurhak Mountains, Malatya Mountains, Maden Mountains, Genç Mountains, and Bitlis Mountains. They are in the watershed of the <a href="/wiki/Euphrates_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Euphrates River">Euphrates River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tigris_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Tigris River">Tigris River</a>. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kale.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Malatya's Kale district and the Southeastern Taurus"><img alt="Malatya's Kale district and the Southeastern Taurus" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Kale.jpg/120px-Kale.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Kale.jpg/180px-Kale.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Kale.jpg/240px-Kale.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="540" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Malatya_(province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Malatya (province)">Malatya</a>'s Kale district and the Southeastern Taurus</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Karakaya_dam-GAP.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Karakaya Dam."><img alt="Karakaya Dam." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Karakaya_dam-GAP.jpg/120px-Karakaya_dam-GAP.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Karakaya_dam-GAP.jpg/180px-Karakaya_dam-GAP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Karakaya_dam-GAP.jpg/240px-Karakaya_dam-GAP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="310" data-file-height="257" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> <a href="/wiki/Karakaya_Dam" title="Karakaya Dam">Karakaya Dam</a>.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geology">Geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Taurus Mountains were formed by the collision of the <a href="/wiki/African_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="African Plate">African</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eurasian_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Eurasian Plate">Eurasian</a> <a href="/wiki/Tectonic_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Tectonic plate">tectonic plates</a>. The predominant underlying rock is <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a>. In the Aladaglar and Bolkar mountains, limestone has eroded to form <a href="/wiki/Karst" title="Karst">karstic</a> landscapes of <a href="/wiki/Waterfall" title="Waterfall">waterfalls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Underground_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Underground river">underground rivers</a>, and some of the largest <a href="/wiki/Cave" title="Cave">caves</a> of <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Manavgat_River" title="Manavgat River">Manavgat River</a> originates on the southern slopes of the Beydaglari range.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mountains have a <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_climate" title="Mediterranean climate">Mediterranean climate</a>, with dry summers and rainy winters. Temperatures vary with elevation, with warm winters on the lower coastal slopes and cold winters in the high mountains and in the interior.<sup id="cite_ref-wwf_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwf-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora_and_fauna">Flora and fauna</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Flora and fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Southern_Anatolian_montane_conifer_and_deciduous_forests" title="Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests">Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests</a></div> <p>At lower elevations, the predominant vegetation forest and woodland of evergreen oaks and <a href="/wiki/Pinus_brutia" title="Pinus brutia">Turkish pine</a> (<i>Pinus brutia</i>), and areas of <a href="/wiki/Maquis_shrubland" title="Maquis shrubland">maquis shrubland</a>. Above 1200 meters elevation are montane forests of <a href="/wiki/Pinus_nigra" title="Pinus nigra">black pine</a> (<i>Pinus nigra</i>), <a href="/wiki/Cedrus_libani" title="Cedrus libani">Lebanon cedar</a> (<i>Cedrus libani</i>), <a href="/wiki/Abies_cilicica" title="Abies cilicica">Taurus fir</a> (<i>Abies cilicica</i>), and <a href="/wiki/Juniper" title="Juniper">juniper</a> (<i>Juniperus</i> spp.). The high peaks are home to alpine meadows.<sup id="cite_ref-wwf_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwf-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Asia_minor-Shepherd_1923_Syria.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Asia_minor-Shepherd_1923_Syria.jpg/220px-Asia_minor-Shepherd_1923_Syria.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Asia_minor-Shepherd_1923_Syria.jpg/330px-Asia_minor-Shepherd_1923_Syria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Asia_minor-Shepherd_1923_Syria.jpg/440px-Asia_minor-Shepherd_1923_Syria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="783" /></a><figcaption>Amanus Mts. near the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_%C4%B0skenderun" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of İskenderun">Gulf of Issus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Antioch" title="Antioch">Antioch</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-history_and_early_Roman_period">Pre-history and early Roman period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Pre-history and early Roman period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bull was commonly the symbol and depiction of <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Near_Eastern" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Near Eastern">ancient Near Eastern</a> <a href="/wiki/Storm_gods" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm gods">storm gods</a>, hence <a href="/wiki/Taurus_(constellation)" title="Taurus (constellation)">Taurus</a> the bull, and hence the name of the mountains. The mountains are a place of many ancient storm-god temples.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Torrential thunderstorms in these mountains were deemed by the ancient Syrians to be the work of the storm-god Adad to make the <a href="/wiki/Tigris" title="Tigris">Tigris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Euphrates" title="Euphrates">Euphrates</a> rivers rise and flood and thereby fertilise their land.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Hurrians" title="Hurrians">Hurrians</a>, probably originators of the various <a href="/wiki/Storm-god" class="mw-redirect" title="Storm-god">storm-gods</a> of the ancient Near East, were a people whom modern scholars place in the Taurus Mountains at their probable earliest origins. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a> archaeological site, where early evidence of <a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a> <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mining</a> was found, is at <a href="/wiki/Kestel_(archaeological_site)" title="Kestel (archaeological site)">Kestel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pass known in antiquity as the <a href="/wiki/Cilician_Gates" title="Cilician Gates">Cilician Gates</a> crosses the range north of <a href="/wiki/Tarsus_(city)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarsus (city)">Tarsus</a>. </p><p>The Amanus range in southern Turkey is where the Taurus Mountains are pushed up as three tectonic plates come together. The Amanus is a natural frontier: west is <a href="/wiki/Cilicia" title="Cilicia">Cilicia</a>, east is Syria. There are several passes, like the <a href="/wiki/Amanian_Gate" title="Amanian Gate">Amanian Gate (Bahçe Pass)</a>, which are of great strategical importance. In 333 BC at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Issus" title="Battle of Issus">Battle of Issus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alexander_the_Great" title="Alexander the Great">Alexander the Great</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Darius_III" title="Darius III">Darius III</a> in the foothills along the coast between these two passes.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Second Temple period, Jewish authors seeking to establish with greater precision the geographical definition of the <a href="/wiki/Promised_Land" title="Promised Land">Promised Land</a>, began to construe <a href="/wiki/Mount_Hor" title="Mount Hor">Mount Hor</a> as a reference to the Amanus range of the Taurus Mountains, which marked the northern limit of the <a href="/wiki/Syrian_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Syrian plain">Syrian plain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Late_Roman_period_to_present">Late Roman period to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Late Roman period to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, the German and Turkish railway system through the Taurus Mountains proved to be a major strategic objective of the Allies. This region was specifically mentioned as a strategically controlled objective slated for surrender to the Allies in the <a href="/wiki/Armistice" title="Armistice">Armistice</a>, which ended hostilities against the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to hiking and mountain climbing,<sup id="cite_ref-AAT_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AAT-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there are two <a href="/wiki/Ski_resort" title="Ski resort">ski resorts</a> on the mountain range, one at <a href="/wiki/Davras" class="mw-redirect" title="Davras">Davras</a> about 25 km (16 mi) from the two nearest towns of <a href="/wiki/Egirdir" class="mw-redirect" title="Egirdir">Egirdir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Isparta" title="Isparta">Isparta</a>, the second is <a href="/wiki/Sakl%C4%B1kent" title="Saklıkent">Saklıkent</a> 40 km (25 mi) from the city of <a href="/wiki/Antalya" title="Antalya">Antalya</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Varda_Viaduct" title="Varda Viaduct">Varda Viaduct</a>, situated on the railway lines <a href="/wiki/Konya" title="Konya">Konya</a>-<a href="/wiki/Adana" title="Adana">Adana</a> at Hacıkırı village in <a href="/wiki/Adana_Province" title="Adana Province">Adana Province</a>, is a 98-metre-high (322 ft) railway bridge constructed in the 1910s by <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germans</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Noah%27s_Ark" title="Noah's Ark">Ark</a> of <a href="/wiki/Noah_in_Islam#In_culture" title="Noah in Islam">Nuh</a> or <a href="/wiki/Noah" title="Noah">Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_highlands" title="Armenian highlands">Armenian highlands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mountains_of_Ararat" title="Mountains of Ararat">Mountains of Ararat</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karaca_Da%C4%9F" title="Karaca Dağ">Karaca Dağ</a> near <a href="/wiki/Diyarbak%C4%B1r" title="Diyarbakır">Diyarbakır</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_the_Levant" title="Wildlife of the Levant">Wildlife of the Levant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tigris%E2%80%93Euphrates_river_system" title="Tigris–Euphrates river system">River system</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamia" title="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zagros_Mountains" title="Zagros Mountains">Zagros Mountains</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Judi" title="Mount Judi">Mount Judi</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Taurus_Mountains&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Gregorian Biblical BookShop. pp. <span class="nowrap">203–</span>205. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-88-7653-143-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-88-7653-143-9"><bdi>978-88-7653-143-9</bdi></a>. <q>In the Second Temple period, when Jewish authors were seeking to establish with greater precision the geographical definition of the Land, it became customary to construe "Mount Hor" of Num 34:7 as a reference to the Amanus range of the Taurus Mountains, which marked the northern limit of the Syrian plain (Bechard 2000, p. 205, note 98.)</q></cite><span 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