Bargasa ( Ancient Greek: Βάργασα) or Pargasa (Πάργασα) was a city of ancient Caria. [1] It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League. [2] There are also coins of Bargasa with the epigraph Βαργασηνῶν. It is mentioned by Strabo, who, after speaking of Cnidus, says, "then Ceramus and Bargasa, small places above the sea." [3]
Its site is located near Gökbel, in Milas district, Asiatic Turkey. [4] [5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bargasa". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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