Thera is located in Yerkesik, which is a sub-district center in Muğla. “Thera” means “hunt” in Ancient Greek.
 

The date of establishment of Thera is not known for certain. The stone wall ruins of Thera, which was one of the cities ruled by Ptolemaios and Asandros from the grandsons of the Great Alexander, were found at a 2 km. distance from Yerkesik