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The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish ''Toros'', also known as '''Ala-Dagh''' or '''Bulghar-Dagh''') are a Mountain Range in the eastern Anatolia n plateau, from which the Euphrates ( Turkish Fırat) River descends into Syria . The system extends along a curve from Lake Egridir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates River in the east. It has many peaks rising above elevations of 10,000–12,000 ft (3,000–3,700 m). The pass that was known in antiquity as the Cilician Gates crosses the range north of Tarsus . Limestone has eroded to form Karst ic landscapes of waterfalls, underground rivers, and the largest Cave s of Asia. Kestel is a Bronze Age archaeological site in the Taurus mountains where early evidence of Tin Mining was found. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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