The Anatolian plateau (Turkish: Anadolu Platosu) is a plateau that occupies most of Turkey's surface area.[1][2] The elevation of the plateau ranges from 600 metres (2,000 ft) in the west to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).[citation needed] Mount Erciyes near Kayseri, is the highest elevation at 3,917 metres (12,851 ft). Ankara, the capital of Turkey, is located in the northwestern part of this plateau.