Milas (ancient Greek
Mylasa Μύλασα) is an ancient city and the seat of the district of the same name in
Muğla Province in southwestern
Turkey. The city commands a region with an active economy, and the region is very rich in history and its remains, the whole territory of Milas district containing a remarkable twenty-seven
archaeological sites of note. The city was the first capital of ancient
Caria and of the
Anatolian beylik of
Menteşe in
medieval times. There was a Jewish community.