Synagela, or Syagela, or Souagela was Lelegian city in the eastern part of Bodrum peninsula. It is located on a hill near Çiftlik Village. As a member of the Delian League constantly paid taxes to the Attica-Delos Maritime Union. Stephanos of Byzation wrote that the name Syangela means 'King's tomb', in the language of the country.
Sources:
- George E. Bean, Turkey Beyond the Maeander. An Archaeological Guide, London Ernest Jersey 1971, p. 128
- John Anthony Cramer, A Geographical and Historical Description of Asia Minor, Vol. II, Oxford 1832, p. 183

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