CARAMAN, a town of Asiatic Turkey, and the capital of Caramania. It is situated on a plain, and consists of low houses, almost all built of clay. It has manufactures of coarse woollen cloth, and others of wool and cotton mixed for the use of the inhabitants. On the neighbouring mountains are fed numerous goats and sheep, which afford an abundant supply of wool. A considerable trade is carried on with Smyrna, and generally with Asia Minor. The town contains 1100 houses, 1000 of which are occupied by Turks, and the remainder by Armenians.