Mountain chain of S Turkey, extending in a curve from L E?ridir roughly parallel to the Mediterranean coast as far as the R Seyhan; highest peak, Ala Da?lari (3910 m/12 828 ft); its NW extension across the R Seyhan is called the Anti-Taurus; in the SE are the Cilician Gates, an important pass in ancient times; chromium, copper, silver, zinc, iron, arsenic.
The Taurus Mountains (Turkish: Toros Dağları, also known as Ala-Dagh or Bulghar-Dagh) are a mountain range in the southeastern Anatolian plateau, from which the Euphrates (Turkish: Fırat) descends into Syria.
The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates in the east.
The pass known in antiquity as the Cilician Gates crosses the range north of Tarsus.
Limestone has eroded to form karstic landscapes of waterfalls, underground rivers, and the largest caves of Asia.
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