Caria

Caria (Καρία)
Caria (Καρία)
Ancient region of Anatolia
	Theater in Caunos
Location	Southwestern Anatolia, Turkey
State existed	11th–6th century BC
Language	Carian
Biggest city	Halicarnassus; (modern-day Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey)
Roman province	Asia
	Location of Caria within the classical regions of Asia Minor/Anatolia

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.

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Caria" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ ^a ^b The Histories, Book I Section 171.

[1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Caria" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[:0-2] The Histories, Book I Section 171.

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