Charax (), or Charakipolis, was a town of

ancient Lydia Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. At some point before 800 BC, the Lyd ...

, inhabited during

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

times. Its site is located near Karayakup in Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Lydia Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey History of Manisa Province Lost ancient cities and towns {{Manisa-geo-stub