Biblical place

Where was Damascus?

Ancient city of trade, diplomacy, conflict, and one of the key crossroads of biblical memory.

First appears in Genesis 14:15 · 15 books · 33 chapters

Overview

Damascus is one of the great cities of the biblical Near East, appearing in stories of trade, war, prophecy, and, in Christian memory, Paul’s conversion journey.

Damascus is represented in the local geography layer as Damascus. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:15 and is mentioned across 15 books, with 58 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 111 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 123 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 130 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 172 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 199 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Damascus today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Damascus is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Damascus is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Damascus

33.511°N · 36.306°E

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