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Would you like to

have a short trip to

the rich history of

the city?

First human settlement in Muğla province is dated back to
the pre-historic period. According to cave paintings which
were found in Latmos Mountains, the traces of human life in
the region are dated back to 8000 years.

Information related to ancient world, on the other hand,
was collected from the traces left by famous civilizations,
Caria and Lycia. In ancient period, a considerable part of
Muğla named as “Caria”. According to the historian Hero-
dotus, Carians had settled in the region moving from the
islands of Aegean Sea and had created Carian community
by blending with indigenous Luwian people since 1000 BC.

Kaunos Rock-Cut Tombs

6 A Journey to Muğla