Plarasa

{{Short description|Inland town of ancient Caria}}

Plarasa or Plarassa was an inland town of ancient Caria, inhabited during Roman times. At some point it, along with Tauropolis, became part of the territory of the Antiochia ad Maeandrum, after which an aqueduct which was built by Marcus Ulpius Carminius Claudianus (husband of Carminia Ammia) in the 2nd century to supply the combined community.{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Aqueduct |volume= 02|last= Mitchell |first= John Malcolm | pages = 240–248; see page 240 |quote= I. Ancient Aqueducts.}}

Its site is located near Bingeç in Asiatic Turkey.{{Cite Barrington|65}}{{Cite DARE|27797}}

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Category:Populated places in ancient Caria

Category:Former populated places in Turkey

Category:Roman towns and cities in Turkey

Category:History of Aydın Province

Category:Karacasu District

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