Beaufort, Francis: Karamania, or a brief description of the south coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity: with plans, views, &c. ; collected during a survey of that coast, under the orders of the lords commissioners of the admiralty, in the years 1811 & 1812 (London, 1817)

24 KAKAVA.

or twelve hours* up the country, beef
and vegetables might be more readily
procured ; for the plain of Myra seemed
to be well stocked with cattle, and the
Agha said, that although he could not
compel the owners to part with their
property, the governor of the district as-
suredly would do so.

Kakava is altogether unnoticed by
Strabo; but there can be no doubt that
the island is the Dolichiste of Ptolemy.
That name exactly implies its long and
narrow shape; and it is placed by him next
in order to Megiste, which was certainly
the antient name of Kastelorizo island.

About three miles to the eastward of
the innumerable islands and creeks of
Kakava, we came to the mouth of the
Andraki, a small brackish river that
washes the ruins of the ancient and cele-
brated city of Myra.

* Throughout the Levant, distances are measured by
the time which camels take to perform the journey. .