Armenian Taurus
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invisible, mountain range
Armenian Taurus (Armenian: Հայկական Տավրոս, Turkish: Doğu Toroslar, Greek: Αρμενικός Ταύρου) - mountain system passing along the southern part of the Armenian Highlands in the central part of south of present-day Turkey. It stretches 650 km long from the Cilician Gates (Arm: Կիլիկյան Դրունք, Tur: Gülek Boğazı) mountain pass eastward to the Bohtan river (south of Lake Van). Width is 35-100 km, the average height is 1800-2300 m. Highest peaks: Ishkhanasar/Akdağ, Simsar/Kurtik, Marutasar/Mereto are 3000 m high.
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Coordinates: 38°18'7"N 40°40'2"E
- Southern Aras Mountains (Karasu - Aras Dağları) 228 km
- Ağbak Mountains 266 km
- Gare Mountains (2151m) 268 km
- Vaspurakan mountains 313 km
- Kaçkar Mountains 323 km
- Nur Mountains / Amanos Mountains 436 km
- Bargylus Mountains 487 km
- al-Qalamoun Mountains/Northern Anti-Lebanon 591 km
- Gilf al Kebir 2123 km
- Nuba Mountains 3194 km
- Panav 15 km
- Electrical substation 17 km
- Military Base 18 km
- Yeşilburç 18 km
- 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade 18 km
- Military Base 19 km
- Turkish military fort (under construction) 26 km
- Genç District 41 km
- Diyarbakır Province 44 km
- Bingöl Province 78 km