The Taurus Mountains (Turkish: Toros Daglari) are a mountain range in the southern Anatolian plateau, from which the Euphrates (Turkish: Firat) descends into Syria.The system extends along a curve from Lake Eðirdir in the west to the upper reaches of the Euphrates in the east. It has many peaks rising above 10,000–12,000 ft (3,000–3,700 m), with the highest point being the Demirkazik summit in the region known as Aladaglar, at 3,756 meters high. Another notable peak is the Medetsiz (about 3,524) in the Bolkar Daglari section.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.At Kestel is a Bronze Age archaeological site where early evidence of tin mining was found.There is a ski resort at Davras about 25 km from the nearest towns of both Egirdir and Isparta.
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