Nur Mountains

The Nur Mountains (Turkish: Nur Dağları, "Mountains of Holy Light"), formerly known as Alma-Dağ, the ancient Amanus (Ancient Greek: Ἁμανός), medieval Black Mountain, or Jabal al-Lukkam in Arabic, is a mountain range in the Hatay Province of south-central Turkey. It begins south of the Taurus Mountains and the Ceyhan river, runs roughly parallel to the Gulf of İskenderun, and ends on the Mediterranean coast between the Gulf of İskenderun and the Orontes (Asi) river mouth.

Nur Mountains
Alma-Dağ, Amanos Mountains
Nur Mountains
Highest point
ElevationBozdağ Dağı
Naming
Native nameNur Dağları (Turkish)
Geography
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHatay
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