Pedasa

Pedasa (Ancient Greek: Πήδασα or τὰ Πήδασα), also known as Pedasus or Pedasos (Πήδασος), and as Pedasum, was a town of ancient Caria. It was a polis (city-state) by c. 400 BCE. Alexander the Great deprived the place of its independence by giving it over to the Halicarnassians, together with five other neighbouring towns.

It was a member of the Delian League.

Its site is near the modern Gökçeler, Muğla province of Turkey.

Key facts

Type: ancient city, polis
Located in: Aegean Region

Facts from Wikidata.

Coordinates: 37.054602, 27.412789Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: Pedasa (en.wikipedia.org), as of 24 March 2026

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