Caria (
Greek: Καρία) was a region of
Anatolia situated south of
Ionia and west of
Phrygia and
Lycia. The eponymous inhabitants were known as
Carians, and came to Caria before the Greeks. They were described by
Herodotos as of Minoan descent The name of Caria appears in a number of early languages:
Hittite Karkija (a member state of the
Assuwa league, ca. 1250 BC),
Babylonian Karsa,
Elamite and
Old Persian Kurka. According to some accounts, the land was originally called "Phoenicia", because a
Phoenician colony settled there in early times. Afterwards it is said to have received the name of Caria from
Kar, a legendary early king of the Carians.
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