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WHAT DOES TAURUS MOUNTAINS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Taurus Mountains

Taurus Mountains

The Taurus Mountains are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, dividing the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the east. It is a part of the Alpide belt in Eurasia. The Taurus mountains are divided into three chains from west to east as follows; ▪ Western Taurus ▪ Akdağlar, the Bey Mountains, Katrancık Mountain, Geyik Mountain ▪ Central Taurus ▪ Akçalı Mountains, Bolkar Mountains, Aladağlar, Tahtalı Mountain ▪ Southeastern Taurus ▪ Nurhak Mountains, Malatya Mountains, Maden Mountains, Genç Mountains, Bitlis mountains...

Definition of Taurus Mountains in the English dictionary

The definition of Taurus Mountains in the dictionary is a mountain range in S Turkey, parallel to the Mediterranean coast: crossed by the Cilician Gates; continued in the northeast by the Anti-Taurus range. Highest peak: Kaldi Dağ, 3734 m.

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Adirondack Mountains
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Black Mountains
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Great Smoky Mountains
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Translator English - Chinese

托罗斯山脉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Montes Tauro
570 millions of speakers

English

Taurus Mountains
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वृषभ पहाड़ों
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

جبال طوروس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тавр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Montanhas Taurus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টরাস পর্বতমালা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les montagnes du Taurus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergunungan Taurus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taurus-Gebirge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トロス山脈
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

황소 산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pegunungan Taurus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

dãy núi Taurus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டாரஸ் மலைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृषभ पर्वत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toros Dağları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Taurus Mountains
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Góry Taurus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тавр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Munții Taurus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

οροσειρά του Ταύρου
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Bul Berge
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Taurusbergen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Taurusfjellene
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAURUS MOUNTAINS»

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Sustainable Development of Small-Scale Farmers of the Taurus ...
The Taurus Mountains region of Turkey is home to over two million people dependent primarily on agriculture for their livelihoods. Unfavorable environmental conditions and low farmer income characterize the region. ICARDA, in collaboration ...
Onur Erkan, S.P.S. Beniwal, John Ryan and Mustapha Bounejmate, 2001
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Ecclesiastical Silver Plate in Sixth-century Byzantium: ...
The Taurus Mountains are specificallv mentioned by Basil of Caesarea (ca. a.d. 330-379), who referred to the levy of iron imposed on the miners. The epic of Digenes Akritas (ca. 9th century) mentions copper mines near the Syrian bolder, and ...
Susan A. Boyd, Marlia Mundell Mango, Gary Vikan, 1992
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Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East
Taurus Mountains. The Taurus Mountains rise along the southern -edge of the Anatolian Plateau and extend from west to east from the Aegean Sea to the SanandajSirjan ranges of the Zagros Mountains, which continue the mountain chains to ...
A.E.M. Nairn, A.S. Alsharhan, 1997
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Taurus Mountains
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Taurus Mountains (Turkish: Toros Da lar ) are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, dividing the Mediterranean coastal region of southern Turkey from the central Anatolian Plateau.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Maritime air masses move to the north over the Taurus Mountains from the Mediterranean Sea on the south, and numerous glaciers have formed on the sheltered northern slopes of the system of mountain ranges. The Guneydogu Toroslar ...
‎1991
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Glaciers in the Toros Daglari (Taurus Mountains) The Taurus Mountains are a group of mountain ranges that extend from the west, running roughly parallel to the Mediterranean coast, in an arc to the east. Maritime air masses move to the ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1991
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Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
The coastline is subparallel to the Taurus Mountains consisting of Paleozoic to Tertiary folded formations where carbonate rocks outcrop largely, favoring numerous karstic features. West of Antalya, the Taurus Mountains, S-N oriented, rise ...
M. Schwartz, 2006
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Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: A closer look
The existence of glaciers in the Taurus Mountains and the Pontic range (Eastern Black Sea Mountains) was first reported by Ainsworth (1842) and Palgrave (1872 ), but systematic investigations did not begin until the beginning of the twentieth ...
J. Ehlers, P.L. Gibbard, P.D. Hughes, 2011
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Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
Kocain Cave, Taurus Mountains 741 Kurukopru Cave 741 Kuyukale, Taurus Mountains 741 Martal Cave, Taurus Mountains 741 Oluk Koprii 699, 741 Pamukkale 187, 568—569, 737 Peynirlikonu Cave (Evren Gunay Cave), Taurus Mountains ...
John Gunn, 2004
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Climate Change: The Karst Record:
Well-developed karstic features are widespread in/ on the mesozoic comprehensive limestone in the Taurus mountains. Wide poljes are widespread in the tectonic corridors in the Taurus mountains. Karstification has begun to develop towards ...
Stein-Erik Lauritzen, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAURUS MOUNTAINS»

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Looking at Turkish Glaciers through Satellites
Half of Turkey is covered by mountains and hills. Glaciers now exist on three volcanoes, in the high peaks in the Southeastern and Middle Taurus Mountains, ... «GlacierHub, Jul 15»
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The top 10 things to do in Kalkan
Around 4km of the gorge is walkable after April, once the snow from the nearby Taurus Mountains has melted. Great for photo opps, just be sure to wear sensible ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
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Diamonds & dimes
Recipe of the Week: This recipe is a traditional carob pudding, rather like a sweetmeat, from the Taurus Mountains. Dissolve 6 tablespoons of starch in a little ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Mar 15»
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Turkey: a gardener's delight
But in a high pass over the Taurus mountains where we stopped for an all too regular “WC break” (every one and a half hours and usually at a service station), ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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You think we have a problem with anti-Americanism? Lebanon has …
Plus you'd better not drive your Ford Taurus into the Anti-Taurus Mountains. Wikipedia tells all. Eugene Volokh teaches free speech law, religious freedom law, ... «Washington Post, Feb 15»
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Third digital exhibit on Armenian Genocide released
Available on the ANI, AGMA, and Assembly websites, the exhibit focuses on two localities, Zeytun, an Armenian city in the Taurus Mountains, and Konya, ... «Public Radio of Armenia, Feb 15»
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Rain and Snow Hamper Travel Across Western Turkey
The flow of moisture from the Mediterranean Sea will push up against the western Taurus Mountains, bringing heavy rainfall to areas near and to the west of ... «AccuWeather.com, Jan 15»
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Local geopolitical rivalries and the puzzle of ISIS's gains
... is hemmed in by the high Zagros-Taurus mountains on the north (the “Kurdish crescent”) and the Arabian Desert to the south (the “Wahhabi-Sunni” crescent). «The Hill, Jan 15»
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The top 10 villa holidays in Turkey 2015
Inhabitants of Turkey's Mediterranean coast have traditionally packed their bags and headed up to the cool of the Taurus Mountains in the sweltering summer ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
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Stunning Mosaics Uncovered in Ancient City of Zeugma
Across the Taurus Mountains from Anatolia and across the Euphrates from Mesopotamia, the city was forever between large cultural forces, but never completely ... «Sci-News.com, Nov 14»

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