Anti-Taurus (Greek: Αντίταυρος, Latin: Anti-Taurus (ANTITAVRVS), its western part is called today by the Turks Aladağlar) is the central chain of the mountain ranges of the Armenian Highlands, which runs from west to east across Western Armenia parallel to Eastern Taurus. Anti-Taurus consists of two parts, western and eastern. In the west, the Anti-Taurus departs north of the Cilician Taurus, and passing through the center of the Armenian plateau ends in the east with the Ararat summits. The highest point of the Anti-Taurus is Mount Ararat, which, moreover, is the highest peak of the Armenian Highlands and all of Turkey, and also the highest mountain in the world from the foot to the crown (relative to the plain), the height of the cone above sea level is 5165 meters, the distance from the foot to the top - 4365 meters.