List of mountains in Turkey
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Mountain Ranges of Turkey
- Anti Toros MountainsAnti-Taurus MountainsAnti-Taurus is a mountain range in southern and eastern Turkey, curving northeast from the Taurus Mountains. The tallest mountain in the range is Mount Erciyes,...
(Güney Doğu Toros Mountains) are in southern and eastern Turkey - Plateau of Eastern AnatoliaArmenian HighlandThe Armenian Highland is the central-most and highest of three land-locked plateaus that together form the northern sector of the Middle East...
- Cilo-Sat Mountains are the eastern extension of the Toros Mountains and are in Hakkari provinceHakkari ProvinceHakkâri Province is a province in the south east corner of Turkey. The administrative centre is located in the city of Hakkâri . The province covers an area of 7,121 km² and has a population of 251,302 . The province had a population of 236,581 in 2000.The province was created in 1936 out of...
- Kaçkar MountainsKaçkar MountainsKaçkar Mountains or simply Kaçkars are a mountain range that rises above the Black Sea coast in eastern Turkey.With highest peak Kaçkar Dağı at an elevation of , and mountain plateaus at about in elevation, it is the highest part of the Pontic Mountains. The Kaçkars are glaciated mountains that...
(Pontic Mountains) are along the Black SeaBlack SeaThe Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast in eastern Turkey - Köroğlu MountainsKöroğlu MountainsThe Köroğlu Mountains are a mountain range situated in the northern Turkey, north of Ankara. It rises along the North Anatolian Fault and the Black Sea....
(Northwest Anatolia) - Nur MountainsNur MountainsThe Nur Mountains , also known as Gâvur Mountains , the ancient Amanus , is a mountain range in the Hatay Province of south-central Turkey, which runs roughly parallel to the Gulf of İskenderun....
(South Anatolia) - Yıldız Mountains (Istranca or Strandzha) are in the European part of Turkey and in BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
- Sultan MountainsSultan MountainsThe Sultan Mountains , also known as Sultan Dagh range or Sultan Dag, is a short mountain range on the western edge of the Anatolian Plateau, Turkey with highest elevation of .The town of Sultandağı is their namesake....
on the western edge of the Anatolian Plateau - Toros MountainsTaurus MountainsTaurus 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...
range across southern Turkey between the coast and the Anatolian Plateau - Yalnızçam Mountains pontic mountains
Mountains of Turkey
Name of the Mountain | Height (metres) | Range |
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Büyük Ağrı Mount Ararat Mount Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in Turkey. It has two peaks: Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat .The Ararat massif is about in diameter... (Mount Ararat) 39°42′09"N 44°18′00"E |
5137 | Ağrı |
Gelyansın or Uludoruk (Reşko Tepesi) 37°29′09"N 44°00′18"E | 4134 | Cilo-Sat |
Süphan 38°55′54"N 42°50′03"E | 4058 | |
Kaçkar Dağı Kaçkar Dagi Kaçkar Dağı, with an elevation of 3937 meters, is the highest peak in the Kaçkar Mountains. The mountain may be climbed by the northeast ridge route beginning from the village Yukarı Kavrun.- External links :* * *... 40°50′12"N 41°09′48"E |
3932 | Kaçkarlar |
Erciyes Mount Erciyes Mount Erciyes is a massive stratovolcano located 25 km to the south of Kayseri in Turkey.Erciyes is the highest mountain in central Anatolia, with its summit reaching... (Mount Erciyes) 38°32′06"N 35°27′03"E |
3916 | Central Anatolia Region |
Küçük Ağrı (Lesser Ararat, Little Ararat, Mount Sis Mount Sis Mount Sis is a mountain in Görele, Giresun Province, Turkey. Its elevation is 2182 m . Mount Sis Festival attracts hundreds of people from Giresun and Trabzon to visit Mount Sis. During the festival, traditional costumes are worn by visitors. The first Mount Sis Festival is thought to be held in... ) 39°39′N 44°24′E |
3896 | Ağrı |
Handeyade (Catalkaya, Samdi) 37.31°N 44.25°E | 3794 | Cilo-Sat |
Büyük Demirkazık (Greater Demirkazık) 37°47′51"N 35°09′33"E | 3756 | Aladağlar |
Kısara | 3752 | Cilo-Sat |
Kızılkaya | 3725 | Aladağlar |
Mazanı | 3725 | Cilo-Sat |
Emler 37.8065°N 35.1486°E | 3723 | Aladağlar |
Verçenik | 3711 | Kaçkarlar |
Kaldı | 3688 | Aladağlar |
Şilan Mountains | 3670 | Cilo-Sat |
Kızılyar | 3654 | Aladağlar |
Gürtepe | 3630 | Aladağlar |
Sematepe | 3623 | Aladağlar |
Çağalın Başı | 3612 | Aladağlar |
Torasan | 3584 | Aladağlar |
Alaca (Lorut) | 3582 | Aladağlar |
Vayvay | 3563 | Aladağlar |
Bulut | 3562 | Kaçkarlar |
Boruklu | 3548 | Aladağlar |
Gevaruk | 3540 | Cilo-Sat |
Çandır Dağı | 3537 | |
Güngörmez | 3536 | Kaçkarlar |
Sulağankaya | 3530 | Aladağlar |
Soğanlı Dağ | 3527 | Kaçkarlar |
Medetsiz | 3524 | Bolkarlar |
Direktaş | 3510 | Aladağlar |
Orta Dağ | 3500 | Aladağlar |
Karataş | 3495 | Kaçkarlar |
Keşif | 3475 | Bolkarlar |
Cebelbaşı | 3474 | Aladağlar |
Liblin Tepe | 3472 | Kaçkarlar |
Karasay | 3472 | Aladağlar |
Güzeller | 3461 | Aladağlar |
Sıyırmalık | 3426 | Aladağlar |
Tearzin | 3415 | Cilo-Sat |
Küçük Demirkazık | 3400 | Aladağlar |
Tahtakaya | 3372 | Bolkarlar |
Didvake | 3350 | Kaçkarlar |
Büyük Dağ Tepe | 3328 | Kaçkarlar |
Sat Başı | 3302 | Cilo-Sat |
Altıparmak | 3301 | Kaçkarlar |
Marsis | 3300 | Kaçkarlar |
Kardal | 3300 | Cilo-Sat |
Hasan Dağı Mount Hasan Mount Hasan is an inactive stratovolcano in Aksaray province, Turkey. With an altitude of 3,253 m , it ranks as the second highest mountain of central Anatolia... 38°08′N 34°11′E |
3253 | |
Mescit Mountains | 3,239 | |
Büyük Ejder | 3,176 | |
Erek Dağı 38°28′N 43°30′E | 3,175 | |
Kargapazarı Mountains | 3,169 | |
Kızlar Sivrisi | 3069 | Beydağları |
Çakmak Mountain | 3,063 | |
Nemrut Nemrut (volcano) Nemrut is a dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van, at .The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.- Description :... 38.65°N 42.23°E |
3050 | |
Uludağ Uludag Uludağ , the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an altitude of . It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna... 40°04′10"N 29°13′17"E |
2543 | |
Karadağ Karadag, Karaman - Geography :The crater of the volcano which is now a lava plain, is approximatelly north of Karaman at with an altitude of . The peak of the mountain is east of this plain and its altitude is . - Geography :The crater of the volcano which is now a lava plain, is approximatelly north of... 37.25°N 33.08°E |
2271 | |
Madra Mountains Madra Mountains Madra Mountains are in western Anatolia, Aegean Region of Turkey. They are horst type geological formation. The highest point of the mountains is Maya Hill.-Geography:... |
1230 | Aegean Region Aegean Region Aegean Region , is one of the 7 census-defined regions of Turkey, and in Western Asia.It is located in the west part of the country: bounded by Aegean Sea on the west; Marmara Region on the north;... |
Mahya Dağı Mahya Dagi Mahya Dağı is a mountain peak in Turkey. It is the highest peak of the Strandzha massif and also the European part of Turkey.-Gallery:-External links:*... 41°47′N 27°37′E |
1031 | Yıldız Mountains Strandzha Strandzha is a mountain massif in southeastern Bulgaria and the European part of Turkey, in the southeastern part of the Balkans between the plains of Thrace to the west, the lowlands near Burgas to the north and the Black Sea to the east. Its highest peak is Mahya Dağı in Turkey, while the... |