Kasossos () 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 evidently contained an important temple or sanctuary that was shown favour by the

Hecatomnids The Hecatomnid dynasty or Hecatomnids were the rulers of Caria and surrounding areas BCE. They were satraps (governors) under the Achaemenid Empire, although they ruled with considerable autonomy as a hereditary dynasty. The dynasty had previou ...

when they ruled Caria. Its townspeople appear in ancient inscriptions recovered in Caria. Its site is located near

Ulaş Ulaş ( Kurdish: ''Tecer'') is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It ...

, Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Caria Former populated places in Turkey {{AncientCaria-geo-stub