List of mountains in Turkey
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Mountain Ranges of Turkey

  • Anti Toros Mountains
    Anti-Taurus Mountains
    Anti-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 Anatolia
    Armenian Highland
    The 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 province
    Hakkari Province
    Hakkâri 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 Mountains
    Kaçkar Mountains
    Kaçkar 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 Sea
    Black Sea
    The 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 Mountains
    Köroğlu Mountains
    The 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 Mountains
    Nur Mountains
    The 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 Bulgaria
    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria , 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 Mountains
    Sultan Mountains
    The 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 Mountains
    Taurus Mountains
    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...

     range across southern Turkey between the coast and the Anatolian Plateau
  • Yalnızçam Mountains pontic mountains

Mountains of Turkey

List of Mountains in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Name of the Mountain Height (metres) Range
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...

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