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Armenian Highlands range across Eastern Turkey including Agri (Ararat) Taurus Mountains range across southern Turkey between the coast and the Anatolian Plateau. Subranges include Akdağlar (or White Mountains) are in the south-western; Beydağlar (or Bey Mountains) Tahtalı Mountain Range south west Anatolia
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Turkey" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
English: Mountain systems of Turkey Legend: I. – Mountain range with numbering II. – River III. – Lake IV. – Major city V. – Fault VI. – Thrust belt VII. – Graben VIII. – Volcano with numbering. Numbering of mountain ranges and geological features: A – Pontic Mountains: 1 Bolu Dağları; 2 Ilgaz Dağları; 3 Küre Dağları; 4 ...
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 Cilicia, east is Syria. There are several passes, like the Amanian Gate (Bahçe Pass), which are of great strategical importance.
The Anatolian plateau (Turkish: Anadolu Platosu) is a plateau that occupies most of Turkey's surface area. [1] [2] The elevation of the plateau ranges from 600 metres (2,000 ft) in the west to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). [citation needed] Mount Erciyes near Kayseri, is the highest elevation at 3,917 metres (12,851 ft).
Name Elevation in meter and feet Province Geographical region Bahçe Pass: Osmaniye: Mediterranean Region: Belkahve Pass: 268 m (879 ft) İzmir: Aegean Region: Belen Pass: 660 m (2,170 ft) Hatay: Mediterranean Region: Çaykavak Pass: 1,584 m (5,197 ft) Niğde: Central Anatolia Region: Gülek Pass: 1,050 m (3,440 ft) Mersin: Mediterranean Region ...
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The Pontic Mountains or Pontic Alps (Turkish: Kuzey Anadolu Dağları, meaning North Anatolian Mountains) form a mountain range in northern Anatolia, Turkey. They are also known as the Parhar Mountains in the local Turkish and Pontic Greek languages. The term Parhar originates from a Hittite word meaning "high" or "summit". [1]