Taurus (mountain range)
a Pleiades
place
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Creators: S. Mitchell
Creators: S. Mitchell
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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The Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey, the modern Toros Dağları.
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/648792
37.4, 34.63
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Taurus Mountains (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Tauros (Ancient Greek, 9000 BC - AD 1918)
- Taurus (Georgian, 9000 BC - AD 2000)
- Taurus (unspecified date range)
- Taurus mons (Taurus M.: Latin, 550 BC - AD 640)
- Taurus mountains (English, modern)
- Toros (Armenian, AD 300 - AD 1918)
- Toros Dağları (Turkish, AD 1683 - AD 2000)
- Toros Daǧları (AD 1918 - AD 2000)
- Taurus (mountain range) bounds Attalid kingdom (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Amanikai Pylai/Ciliciae Portae part of (physical/topographic) Taurus (mountain range) (unspecified date range)
- Less than certain: Harrua located near Taurus (mountain range) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Illubru located near Taurus (mountain range) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Mulî (mountain) part of (physical/topographic) Taurus (mountain range) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Less than certain: Qumasi located near Taurus (mountain range) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Tigris/Diglitus (river) connection Taurus (mountain range) (unspecified date range)
- Less than certain: Tunni part of (physical/topographic) Taurus (mountain range) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
- Less than certain: Ušnanis located near Taurus (mountain range) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
mountain
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 66 E2 Taurus M.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Toros Dağları
The Taurus Mountain chain is typically divided into three groups as follows; Western Taurus (Batı Toroslar), Central Taurus (Orta Toroslar), and the Southeastern Taurus (Güneydoğu Toroslar)
S. Mitchell, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Taurus (mountain range): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/648792> [accessed: 25 April 2025]
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