Caria

Caria (Greek Καρία, καρες/καρικοι kares/karikoi") was a region of Asia Minor, situated south of Ionia, and west of Phrygia Major and Lycia. Their name appears in a number of contemporary languages: Babylonian karsa, Elamite and Old Persian kurka. The Classical Greeks claimed that Caria was originally colonised by Ionian Greeks, but