The Duna-Tisza köze and Tiszántúl are characterized mainly by the Great Hungarian Plain (Alföld), which stretches across most of the eastern and southeastern areas of the country. To the north of the Plain are the foothills of the Carpathians in a wide band near the Slovakian border. The Kékes at {{convert|1014|m|ft|0|abbr=on|disp=or}} is the tallest mountain in Hungary and is found here.