What is Taurus Mountains?
[[File:AlaDaglarDirektas.jpg|thumb|140px|right|Direktaş, [[Yedi Göller]] (Seven Lakes), Ala Dağlar.]] :''For the Taurus Mountains on the moon, see [[Montes Taurus]]. For Mount Taurus outside [[Cold Spring, New York]], see [[Bull Hill]].'' '''Taurus Mountains''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''Toros Dağları'') are a [[mountain range]] in [[Turkey]], from which the [[Euphrates]] (Turkish: Fırat) and [[Tigris]] (Turkish: Dicle) descend into [[Syria]] and [[Iraq]]. The [[Manavgat River]] comes from its southern slopes.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.ipcri.org/watconf/papers/ibrahim.pdf |title=Manavgat River Water as a Limited but Alternative Water Resource for Domestic Use in Middle East |publisher= |accessdate=2008-02-16 |archive-date=2008-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227021417/http://www.ipcri.org/watconf/papers/ibrahim.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[File:Demirkazik Crest of Aladag Mountains in Nigde Turkey.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Demirkazık Summit in [[Niğde Province]]]] The mountain range [[:wikt:extend|extends]] along a curve from [[Lake Eğirdir]] in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris in the east. It has many peaks rising above 10,000–12,000 ft (3,000–3,700 m), with the Demirkazık summit in the region known as Aladağlar, at 3,756 meters (12,322 ft.) as the highest point. Another important peak is Medetsiz (3,524 m/11,561 ft) in the Bolkar Dağları section. This mountain range divides the [[Mediterranean]] region of southern Turkey from the central plateau. [[Limestone]] has [[Erosion|eroded]] to form [[karst]]ic landscapes of [[waterfall]]s, [[underground river]]s, and the largest [[cave]]s of Asia. At [[Kestel]] is a [[Bronze Age]] archaeological site where early evidence of [[tin]] [[mining]] was found. == References == {{reflist}} <!--For ease of standardization, use a citation template from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/Sources_of_articles#Citations_of_generic_sources --> == Other websites == * [http://spaceflight.nasa.gov