Alinda
thumb|Ancient cities of Caria|alt=Map of ancient cities of Caria Alinda () was an inland city and bishopric in ancient Caria, in Asia Minor (Anatolia). Modern scholars identify Alinda with the Hellenistic foundation of Alexandria ad Latmum (Ἀλεξάνδρεια πρὸς τῷ Λάτμῳ) noted by Stephanus of Byzantium.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Alinda
- Ancient site.native_name
- Ἄλινδα
- Ancient site.image
- Alinda Agora.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Agora of Alinda
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.location
- Near Karpuzlu, Aydın Province, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Caria
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
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- Location and remains
- History
- Ecclesiastical history
- Residential Bishops
- Titular Bishopric
- See also
- References
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thumb|Ancient cities of Caria|alt=Map of ancient cities of Caria Alinda () was an inland city and bishopric in ancient Caria, in Asia Minor (Anatolia). Modern scholars identify Alinda with the Hellenistic foundation of Alexandria ad Latmum (Ἀλεξάνδρεια πρὸς τῷ Λάτμῳ) noted by Stephanus of Byzantium.
== Location and remains == It is situated near Demircideresi, on a hilltop which commands the modern-day town of Karpuzlu, Aydın Province, in western Turkey, and overlooks a fertile plain.
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