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Pladasa

Ancient city · Turkey

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
37.087, 28.080
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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

Pladasa was a town of ancient Caria. Its name does not appear in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic evidence. It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League. There was a strong Carian presence in the town's ethnic makeup.

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