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🏛️ Mylasa-Halicarnassus
Twin ancient Carian cities in southwestern Turkey


🕐 3 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 12:00
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey, near the Aegean coast
  • Mylasa served as capital of the Carian satrapy under Persian rule; Halicarnassus was a major Hellenistic port city
  • Both cities flourished during the Classical and Hellenistic periods and contain substantial archaeological remains
  • Halicarnassus was home to the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Mylasa and Halicarnassus represent two significant urban centers of ancient Caria, a region in southwestern Anatolia. Mylasa (modern ...

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