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Taurus Mountains

Modern name
Taurus Mountains
Dati's toponyms do not distinguish between a single peak (X Mountain) and a range (the XXX Mountains), so Monte Tauro most likely refers to the Taurus Mountains of eastern Anatolia, part of the larger grouping of the Armenian Mountains. See also Mount Ararat, and note that the Taurus Mountains are not related to the region of Taurica or the city of Tauris (now Tabriz).
Coordinates
41.0, 44.0
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364350

The toponym Taurus Mountains appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.33.02

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Map of the location P138

Variant spellings of Taurus Mountains in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
.M. Tauro Med1
mo[n]te tauro NB
Mo[nte] Tauro Cors2
Mons taurus Clas2
monte [tauro?] Magl2
Monte Tauro He1, Laur3, Luc2, Par4
Monte tauro Cs1
monte thauro Tre
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Taurus Mountains.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/taurus-mountains/.