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through Caria. It thus constitutes the boundary 

 between Milyas and the Cibyratis, agreeable to 

 the statement of Strabo that the latter province 

 extended to the westward as far as the mountains 

 of Sinda. Rahat-dagh separates the pashalik of 

 Moolah from that of Adalia. Having crossed 

 over a low ridge of serpentine hills on the west 

 side of the stream, we descended to a small lake 

 at the edge of the extensive plain of Horzoom. 

 This lake is the Gule Hissar, passed by Sir C. 

 Fellows on his journey from Almalee to Smyrna. 

 A ride of a mile along its banks brought us to 

 the Bazaar khan, mentioned in the account of 

 the route of the French traveller, Corancez. 

 In this building a market is held at stated 

 periods ; when we were there it was closed. 

 About two hundred yards from the eastern mar- 

 gin of the lake, a high rocky island rises, con- 

 nected with the main by an ancient causeway. On 

 the island are traces of the site of a large town, 

 which was most probably Alimne, a town of 

 Cibyra mentioned by Livy, probably identical 

 with the Alycme of Stephanus. The western 

 side of the island is precipitous, but on the 

 eastern there is a declivity, on which are the re- 

 mains of ancient buildings, and of an encompassing 



