Hydai

{{Short description|Town of ancient Caria}}

Hydai or Kydai was a town of ancient Caria. Its name does not appear in ancient authors, but is inferred from epigraphic evidence; its demonym was Hydaieis ({{langx|grc|Ὑδαιεῖς}}) or Kydaieis (Κυδαιεῖς). It was a polis (city-state) and a member of the Delian League.{{cite book|author= Mogens Herman Hansen & Thomas Heine Nielsen |title= An inventory of archaic and classical poleis|year= 2004|publisher= Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn= 0-19-814099-1|chapter= Karia|pages= 1116–1117}}

Its site is located near Damlarboğaz, Asiatic Turkey.{{Cite Barrington|61}}{{Cite DARE|28962}} It has been partially excavated and some of the artifacts are displayed at the Milas Museum.