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English: SVG Map of ancient Caria showing cities. Date: 12 September 2009, 04:21 (UTC) Source: my work based on initial map by OMC projec: Author: Emma Pease: Licensing.
Caria (/ ˈ k ɛər i ə /; from Greek: Καρία, Karia; Turkish: Karya) was a region of western Anatolia extending along the coast from mid-Ionia south to Lycia and east to Phrygia. [1] The Carians were described by Herodotus as being Anatolian mainlanders and they called themselves Caria because of the name of their king. [2]
Alabama Welcome sign on the Alabama-Florida border on SR 182 in Orange Beach. SR 182 begins at a private resort in Pine Beach. [2] From this point, the route travels in an easterly course paralleling the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico through both Gulf Shores and Orange Beach en route to its eastern terminus at the Florida state line. [3]
Gulf Shores is located on the Gulf of Mexico, and is the southernmost settlement in the state of Alabama. [2] It is served by Alabama State Route 59 (Gulf Shores Parkway), which leads north to Foley. Route 182 (Beach Boulevard) runs east-west along the shore front, while Route 180 (Fort Morgan Road) runs parallel to it, north of Little Lagoon.
Foley Beach Express (FBE) is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km) limited-access [2] two- to four-lane highway near the beaches of Baldwin County and the Gulf of Mexico in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It serves as an alternate route for the heavily traveled State Route 59 (SR 59) in nearby Gulf Shores. [2]
The route then continues south to SR 287, also known as the Gulf Shores Parkway. That route is an effective route for people heading to Montgomery and beyond from Gulf Shores. The routes swap right-of-ways and SR 59 continues along the Gulf Shores Parkway. The route reaches US 31 soon. The two routes engage in a concurrency to Stapleton.
The Gulf of Mexico's eastern, northern, and northwestern shores lie along the US states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The US portion of the coastline spans 1,680 miles (2,700 km), receiving water from 33 major rivers that drain 31 states and 2 Canadian provinces. [ 25 ]
State Route 180 (SR 180) is a 28.359-mile-long (45.639 km) state highway that serves as a west-to-east highway in Baldwin County, and travels between the cities of Fort Morgan and Orange Beach.