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 The Carian cities

The most important cities of Caria were Halikarnassos (Bodrum) and Knidos (Datça). Other cities on the Güllük Gulf were Bargylia (Asarlık), Iasos (Kıyıkışlacık); on western end of the Bodrum Peninsula, Myndos (Gümüşlük); on the inner part of the peninsula, Pisada and Theangela; and to the south of the Gulf of Gökova, Keramos (Ören) and Kedria (Sedir Island). There were other settlements inland at Mylasa (Milas); Labranda, which is linked to Mylasa by a 14 kms long road; to the north where there was Mylasa Euromos (Ayaklı); and Araphisar, which was close to the Alabanda Stream. In addition, there was Gerga; nearby Yatağan; Stratonikeia and Lagina; Kaunos (Dalyan) which used to be on the sea until the waterway silted up. To the east there was Afrodisias, now within the borders of the province of Aydın; Tralleis (Aydın); Nysa (Sultanhisar); and Akharakha (Salavatlı). The Lycia settlements of what is now Muğla were the ancient cities of Telmessos (Fethiye), Tlos, Pınara and Letoon.