Alinda
Sign in to savethumb|Ancient cities of Caria|alt=Map of ancient cities of Caria Alinda () was an inland city and bishopric in ancient Caria, in Asia Minor (Anatolia). Modern scholars identify Alinda with the Hellenistic foundation of Alexandria ad Latmum (Ἀλεξάνδρεια πρὸς τῷ Λάτμῳ) noted by Stephanus of Byzantium.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Aydın Province and Catholic titular sees in Asia.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Alinda
- Ancient site.native_name
- Ἄλινδα
- Ancient site.image
- Alinda Agora.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Agora of Alinda
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.location
- Near Karpuzlu, Aydın Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Caria
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- polis
- Named after
- Alexander the Great
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Karpuzlu
- Image
- Alinda Aquaeduct.JPG
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- Alinda
- located in/on physical feature
- Aegean Region
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Location and remains
- History
- Ecclesiastical history
- Residential Bishops
- Titular Bishopric
- See also
- References
- Sources and external links
thumb|Ancient cities of Caria|alt=Map of ancient cities of Caria Alinda () was an inland city and bishopric in ancient Caria, in Asia Minor (Anatolia). Modern scholars identify Alinda with the Hellenistic foundation of Alexandria ad Latmum (Ἀλεξάνδρεια πρὸς τῷ Λάτμῳ) noted by Stephanus of Byzantium.
== Location and remains == It is situated near Demircideresi, on a hilltop which commands the modern-day town of Karpuzlu, Aydın Province, in western Turkey, and overlooks a fertile plain.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alinda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations