Taurus Mountains

Before mechanical refrigeration systems were introduced, people cooled their food with ice and snow, found or made on-site or gathered in the mountains. This practice survives today in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey. Ice was stored in icehouses usually partially buried in the ground and lined with straw or sawdust. Remains of these structures survive on many farms in Europe and North America. Ice has long been used for space comfort conditioning. In the early nineteenth century, ice was placed in air ducts to cool and dehumidify warm air blown by fans. 

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Kiyumars, the first Indo-Iranian king who ruled from the Mountain of Madai. Mount Elburz or Harra are other names for Mount Madai. It is located in the Taurus Mountains between the Commagene of East Anatolia and the Zagros Mountains of Azerbaijan. ... 

Descending through Turkey s Taurus mountains, the oil reaches the Mediterranean eoast at Iskenderun Bay. The oil companies have carved out a... 

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