Kasolaba or Casolaba () was a town of

ancient Caria Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; ) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid- Ionia ( Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian mainlanders ...

. It was a member of the

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since it appears in tribute records of

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between the years 454/3 and 447/6 BCE, paying a ''

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'' of 2500 drachmae. A

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of the city is cited in a treaty between

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and

Cindye Cindye or Kindye () was a town of ancient Caria, near Bargylia. Herodotus notes Cindye as the hometown of Pixodarus, son of Mausolos, who was married to the daughter of the king of the Cilician's, Syennesis. He proposed that they should fight a ...

of the 4th century BCE. It also appears from this decree that the native population of

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probably abounded in the city, and the city's membership in the Greek world is debatable. It has been suggested that it should have been located near the coast north or northeast of

Halicarnassus Halicarnassus ( ; Latin: ''Halicarnassus'' or ''Halicarnāsus''; ''Halikarnāssós''; ; Carian language, Carian: 𐊠𐊣𐊫𐊰 𐊴𐊠𐊥𐊵𐊫𐊰 ''alos k̂arnos'') was an ancient Greece, ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia.

but its exact location is unknown. Suggested locations are Kemer, or Güvercinlik Tepesi, both a few miles south of the ancient city of Cindye.Konuk, Koray (2009), ''Kasolaba, A New Mint in Karia?'', in: Stella Drougou et al. (eds.), KEPMATIA ΦΙΛΙΑΣ. Τιμητικός Τόμος για τον Ιωάννη Τουράτσογλου (Athens, 2009), pp. 177-183 (https://www.academia.edu/332819/Kasolaba_A_New_Mint_in_Karia, accessed 2021-10-21).

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Populated places in ancient Caria Former populated places in Turkey Greek city-states Members of the Delian League Lost ancient cities and towns {{AncientCaria-geo-stub