Proper noun
Caria
A historical region in the southwest corner of Asia Minor.
According to Herodotus, Queen Artemisia of Caria pointed this out to Xerxes in the run-up to Salamis. Source: Internet
After the Persian conquest the River Maeander was regarded as its southern boundary, and during imperial Roman times Lydia comprised the country between Mysia and Caria on the one side and Phrygia and the Aegean Sea on the other. Source: Internet
It was bounded by Aeolia to the north, Lydia to the east and Caria to the south. Source: Internet