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Caryanda

Western Asia

Caryanda, also spelled Karyanda, was a city on the coast of ancient Caria in southwestern Anatolia, described by ancient geographers as lying between Myndus and Bargylia near a lake and an island of the same name. It was the birthplace of Scylax of Caryanda, a mariner and explorer of the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC who served the Persian king Darius I.

Facts
Latitude
37.133333 degrees north 1
Longitude
27.383333 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Caryanda (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 37.133333, longitude 27.383333
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Caryanda
Wikidata Q4893908, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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