Caria
historical region of Asia Minor
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Summary
Caria is a historical region[1]. Caria draws 2,824 Wikipedia views per month (historical region category, ranking #62 of 457).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Turkey[3]
- Instance of: area[4]
- Commons category: Caria[5]
- Located in/on physical feature: Anatolia[6], Asia Minor[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caria[8]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[9], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[10], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[16]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Caria[17]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Caria include Carian alphabets[18], an alphabet[19], founded in -0700[20].
Why It Matters
Caria has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Caria is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for Caria include Carian alphabets[18], an alphabet[19], founded in -0700[20].