Armenian Mountains
- Ancient name
- Taurus
- Modern name
- Taurus Mountains
- Coordinates
- 37.4, 34.63
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364379
The Armenian Mountains refer to the Taurus mountains of southern Anatolia as well as the Anti-Taurus and the Lesser Caucasus ranges in the Armenian highlands further east. Dati notes correctly that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have their origins in these mountains. Note that the Sfera map labels do not distinguish between Monte d'Ermenia (implying a single peak, which we might translate Mount Armenia) and Monti Ermini (implying a range, which we might translate the Armenian Mountains). See also Mount Ararat, which is sometimes labeled Monte Erminio.
The toponym Armenian Mountains appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P169
Variant spellings of Armenian Mountains in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| [m]onte ermino | Tre |
| ERMINI MONTI | Fn8 |
| Ermini monti | Ricc6 |
| monte arminie | Tre |
| Monte der menia | MB |
| Monte derminia | Ashb6 |
| MONTE ERMINA | Wie1 |
| Monte ermineo | He1 |
| Monte erminii | Bos |
| Monte erminio | Par4 |
| monte hermini | ME2 |
| Monti dermini | Med1 |
| Monti di herminia | Luc2 |
| Monti ermini | Med3, Ro2 |
| monti ermini | Ricc13 |
| monti ermini [?] | Par1 |
| MONTI HERMINI | Urb2 |
| monti hermini | Pad1 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Armenian Mountains.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/armenian-mountains/.