Itaba

Itaba was a town in the country of Coosa, among the river valleys of northwestern Georgia. In 1540 Hernando de Soto's expedition travelled south from Coosa and crossed the Etowah River at a settlement known by this name. The wider valley belonged to the South Appalachian Mississippian world, where communities grew maize and built earthwork centres. At Etowah, great platform mounds and a plaza marked an important centre of political and ceremonial life.

The later city of Atlanta lies nearby.