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Lydae

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
36.622, 28.859
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: ancient city of Caria in modern-day Turkey

History

Lydae or Lydai was a town of ancient Caria or Lycia in the Rhodian Peraea. Ptolemy notes the city in Lycia under the name Chydae. The Stadiasmus Maris Magni calls the city Clydae or Klydai (Κλυδαί) and places it in Caria.

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