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Surroundings:

Alinda TheatreTheatre of AlindaAlinda, Temple (remains)Alinda, Market Building.Alinda, Market Building.Alinda, AgoraAlinda PeristyleAlinda East NecropolisN.W. NecropolisAlinda, AquaeductWest necropolis

Location:

  • Türkiye, Karpuzlu
  • geo:37.55772,27.826469
  • Location ± 5-25 m.

Period or year:

  • -13xx~ / unknown

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Annotations

Alinda was one of the most strongly fortified cities of Caria, neverthless Alinda's history is quite obscure1.

Sources:

  1. Ekrem Akurgal, Ancient Civilisations and Ruins of Turkey: From Prehistoric Times until the end of the Roman Empire, Turkish Historical Society Press, Ankara 1970, p. 244
  2. George E. Bean, Turkey Beyond the Maeander. An Archaeological Guide, London Ernest Jersey 1971, p. 190     https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.62701
  3. Vecihi Özkaya, Alinda and Amyzon: Two Ancient Cities in Caria, Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı 19 (1), Ankara 2001, pp. 237-245 - https://www.academia.edu/22859052

References

  1. George E. Bean, Turkey Beyond the Maeander. An Archaeological Guide, London Ernest Jersey 1971, p.190nn


Nearby

Alinda, Temple

Karpuzlu, Alinda. Temple

Alinda, Hellenistic tower

Alinda, Hellenistic tower.


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