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Emaus Mountains

Ancient name
Imaus/Emaus
Modern name
Ural Mountains
Modern country
Russia/Kazakhstan
According to the Ptolemaic tradition, the Emaus Mountains form a significant north-south mountain range in central Asia, separating Scythia-this-side-of-the-mountains from Scythia-on-the-other-side-of-the-mountains. The range is generally identified with the Ural, Pamir, Tian Shan, or Karakoram mountain ranges.
Coordinates
60.0, 59.0
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M047

Variant spellings of Emaus Mountains in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
emaus monte Bos
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Emaus Mountains.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/imaus-mountains/.