Alinda

Alinda
Ἄλινδα
Agora of Alinda
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LocationNear Karpuzlu, Aydın Province, Turkey
RegionCaria
Coordinates37°33′30″N 27°49′25″E / 37.55833°N 27.82361°E / 37.55833; 27.82361
TypeSettlement

Alinda (Ancient Greek: Ἄλινδα) was an inland city and bishopric in ancient Caria, in Asia Minor (Anatolia). Modern scholars identify Alinda with the Hellenistic foundation of Alexandria ad Latmum (Ἀλεξάνδρεια πρὸς τῷ Λάτμῳ) noted by Stephanus of Byzantium.