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  2. List of mountains in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Pontic Mountains (in Turkish, Kuzey Anadolu Dağları, meaning North Anatolian Mountains) range along the southern coast of the Black Sea in northern Turkey Kaçkar Mountains form the eastern end of the Pontic Mountains; Köroğlu Mountains (Northwest Anatolia) Yıldız Mountains (Istranca or Strandzha) are in the European part of Turkey and in ...

  3. Category:Mountain ranges of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Taurus Mountains - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Geology of Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Present-day earthquakes range from barely perceptible tremors to major movements measuring five or higher on the open-ended Richter scale. Turkey's most severe earthquake in the twentieth century occurred in Erzincan on the night of December 28–29, 1939; it devastated most of the city and caused an estimated 160,000 deaths. Earthquakes of ...

  6. Anatolian plateau - Wikipedia

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    In Turkey, stretching inland from the Aegean coastal plain, the Central Anatolia Region occupies the area between the two zones of the folded mountains, extending east to the point where the two ranges converge. The plateau-like, semi-arid highlands of Anatolia are considered the heartland of the country. The region varies in elevation from 700 ...

  7. List of mountain ranges - Wikipedia

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    Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.

  8. Aras Mountains - Wikipedia

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    This mountain range, extending from west to east, divides the geography it passes through into two in the north-south direction. The most important elevations of the mountains are Zor and Pamuk mountains. Doğubayazıt district center is located in the south of the Karasu-Aras Mountains, Iğdır is in the north.

  9. Kaçkar Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Deniz Gölü. The name Kaçkar derives from the Armenian term khachkar (Խաչքար), [7] which literally means "cross stone". [8] The name may be used in various senses. It may describe the whole mountain range, including the many mountain groups, or it may just describe the Kaçkar-Kavron group with its highest peak, or just the highest peak itself.