The
Pontic Mountains (
Turkish:
Kuzey Anadolu Daglari, meaning
North Anatolian Mountains) form a mountain range in northern
Anatolia,
Turkey. They are also known as the
Parhar Mountains in the local
Turkish and
Pontic Greek languages. The term
Parhar originates from a
Hittite word meaning "high" or "summit". In antiquity, the mountains were called the Paryadres or Parihedri Mountains.