Hydas ( grc, Ὑδάς), also known as Hyda (Ὑδά), was an inland town of

ancient Caria Caria (; from Greek: Καρία, ''Karia''; tr, Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia (Mycale) south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. The Ionian and Dorian Greeks colonized the west of it and joined the ...

, mentioned by

Pliny the Elder Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/2479), called Pliny the Elder (), was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic '' ...

. Its site is located near Selimiye, Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in ancient Caria Former populated places in Turkey History of Muğla Province Marmaris District {{Muğla-geo-stub