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Caria
Region of ancient Asia-Minor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Caria (disambiguation).
Caria (/ˈkɛəriə/; from Greek: Καρία, Karia; Turkish: Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia (Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia.[1] The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian mainlanders and they called themselves Caria because of the name of their king.[2] He reports the Carians themselves maintained that they were Anatolian mainlanders intensely engaged in seafaring and were akin to the Mysians and the Lydians.[2] The Carians spoke Carian, a native Anatolian language closely related to Luwian. Also closely associated with the Carians were the Leleges, which could be an earlier name for Carians.
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Caria (Καρία) | |
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Ancient region of Anatolia | |
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Location | Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey |
State existed | 11th–6th century BC |
Language | Carian |
Biggest city | Halicarnassus (modern-day Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey) |
Roman province | Asia |
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