Taurus Mountains | |
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![]() Demirkazık in Niğde Province | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mt. Demirkazık (3,756 m) |
Naming | |
Native name | Toros Dağları (Turkish) |
Geography | |
Country | Turkey |
Range coordinates | 37°N 33°E / 37°N 33°E |
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.