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Taurus mountains 1999 . Juniper-fir-oak forest on the north-facing slopes of the Taurus . Dwarf oak shrubs in the juniper-fir forest . Maple tree in fir-cedar forest
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Taurus Mountains (Turkish: Toros Dağları) are a mountain range in Turkey, from which the Euphrates (Turkish: Fırat) and Tigris (Turkish: Dicle) descend into Syria and Iraq.
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Mountain range in southern Turkey, forming the southern edge of the Anatolian plateau and rising to over 3,656 m/12,000 ft.?

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Taurus Mountains, mountain chain, southern Turkey, paralleling the Mediterranean coast for about 320 km (200 mi). Its highest point is the Aladağ (3,734 m/12,251 ft). North of the western end of the Taurus Mountains lie the large Eğridir and Beyşehir lakes. To the east lie the Anti-Taurus Mountains. South of the Aladağ and leading to the Seyhan River valley is a pass, called the Cilician Gates (Külek Boğazi), used from ancient times by many armies.