Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Dura?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tulul Dura.

First appears in Daniel 3:1 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical district in settlement. Modern identification: Tulul Dura.

Dura is represented in the local geography layer as Tulul Dura. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Daniel 3:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Babylon

About 26 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Dura today

Travel to Dura, the modern-day Tulul Dura.

Dura is commonly identified with Tulul Dura, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Dura 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

Tulul Dura

32.320°N · 44.502°E

Key passages

Appears in

Daniel

1 chapter · 1 verse mention