Historical place profile

Bargylia

An ancient city of Caria, now known in Turkish as Varvıl. The site is located near the modern Turkish village of Boğaziçi in Muğla province.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:599550
Catalogue ID
pleiades:599550
Place type
settlement, theatre
Coordinates
37.195094, 27.589324
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

An ancient city of Caria, now known in Turkish as Varvıl. The site is located near the modern Turkish village of Boğaziçi in Muğla province.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 61 F3 Bargylia

Source and reuse

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Research path

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