Caria, the second smallest province of Asia Minor is located on the southwest side of the peninsula. To the north, its border was the Maeander River. To the north was Lydia and to the east was Lycia. The most important town in Caria was Halicarnassus.
Caria was renowned for figs. Artemisia, the only female commander who joined the Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis (480 B.C.), was from Caria.
