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ANTI-TAURUS.
[CHAP. IV.
it takes a westerly direction, by Erz-Rum, and onward from
the right bank of the Forat into Asia Minor; having, to the
northward, the great abutments of Aliges-Beg, Keban Tagh
(Mount Tchilder), Kut Tagh, &c. i 1 and forming, in the
direct line, the groups of Uch Kilisa, Kara Kilisa, Deli
Baba, Deveh Boyunti Tagh, Hasan Kal'eh, and Koseh Tagh ;
the last of which is 8000 or 9000 feet high, being the most
elevated of these peaks. 2 Armenian or Kurdish villages,
with cultivated terraces, hang on the sides of these steep
limestone hills; the northern sides of which are partially
covered with stunted cedars, junipers, and other shrubs be
tween the rocks : whilst the southern slopes are wooded with
pines towards the top, and elms, poplars, and walnut trees,
towards the pasture grounds at the bottom of the valleys.
Separation of Near Diyadm the southern chain of the Anti-Taurus sepa-
Taurus. 1 * rates. The northern branch runs parallel to the Murad as
far as Molla 'Osman, from whence it skirts the northern side
of the valley of the Murad, inclining more southward, until it
enters Asia Minor near Kebban Ma'den, and exhibiting to
the sight, at intervals, the elevated groups of Sheryan Tagh,
Kara Kaya, Bingol Tagh, and Dujik Tagh. There is like
wise a lower range running parallel to the higher, and
between it and the right bank of the Murad. These moun
tains are chiefly of limestone, with occasional masses of
gypsum, and are well wooded, especially in the deep valleys
and ravines, which are inhabited by the Kurds and Ar
menians.
western The other portion of the fork incloses the southern side
branches. 0 f ^ valley; taking a south-westerly direction by the
northern side of lake Van, and onward by Mush, to the
borders of lake Goljik, where one branch, the Dawah Boghaz,
intervenes between the lake and the plain of Kharput; whilst
another, the Azarah Tagh, separates the sources of the Tigris
on its way into Asia Minor near Malatiyah. 3 At some little
distance westward of this place it is joined by the northern
1 The Paryadres and Mountains of the Moschi.—Strabo, XL, p. 521.
2 Mr. Brant's Journey: Vol. X. Part III., p. 428, of the Royal Geo
graphical Journal. 3 Mr. Ainsworth's MS.