AlAlinda, located within the boundaries of Karpuzlu district in Aydın Province, Türkiye, is one of the important cities of the ancient Caria region. The city was built on two rocky hills that are difficult to access, situated west of the Karpuzlu plain and to the south and east. With a settlement history dating back to the 2nd millennium BCE, Alinda is especially notable for its ruins from the 4th century BCE. According to ancient sources, particularly the information conveyed by Strabo, the polit
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AlAlinda, located within the boundaries of the Karpuzlu district of Aydın Province in Türkiye, is one of the significant cities of ancient Caria. The city was built on two steep rocky hills to the south and east, which made access difficult, situated on the western edge of the Karpuzlu plain. Alinda attracts attention due to its settlement history extending back to the 2nd millennium BCE, with particularly notable remains dating to the 4th century BCE. Based on ancient sources, especially the acco
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AlTürkiye'nin Aydın ili Karpuzlu ilçesi sınırlarında yer alan Alinda, antik Karia bölgesinin önemli kentlerinden biridir. Kent, Karpuzlu ovasının batısında, güney ve doğusunda ulaşılması güç iki kayalık tepe üzerine kurulmuştur. M.Ö. 2. bine uzanan yerleşim tarihiyle dikkat çeken Alinda, özellikle M.Ö. 4. yüzyıla ait kalıntılarıyla öne çıkar. Antik kaynaklarda, özellikle Strabon’un aktardığı bilgiler doğrultusunda kentin siyasi tarihi ve Helenistik Dönem’e ilişkin bazı olaylar aydınlatılabilmekted
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