Alinda

Alinda is situated on the steep slopes of a ridge overlooking the Karpuzlu plain in the modern Karpuzlu district (formerly Demircidere) of Aydın. Historically, scholars have identified Alinda with the city of Iyalanda mentioned in Hittite texts based on phonetic similarities, though recent research suggests Iyalanda may have been located further east in the Meander … Read more