Bargasa (Ancient Greek:Βάργασα) orPargasa (Πάργασα) was a city ofancient Caria.[1] It was apolis (city-state) and a member of theDelian League.[2] There are also coins of Bargasa with the epigraph Βαργασηνῶν. It is mentioned byStrabo, who, after speaking ofCnidus, says, "thenCeramus and Bargasa, small places above the sea."[3]
Its site is located nearGökbel, inMilas district,Asiatic Turkey.[4][5]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bargasa".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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