Biblical place
Where was Kir?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Der.
First appears in 2 Kings 16:9 · 3 books · 4 chapters
Overview
A wall or fortress, a place to which Tiglath-pileser carried the Syrians captive after he had taken the city of Damascus (2 Kings 16:9; Amos 1:5; 9:7). Modern identification: Der.
Kir is represented in the local geography layer as Der. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in 2 Kings 16:9 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 155 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Kir today
Travel to Kir, the modern-day Der.
Kir is commonly identified with Der, 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.
Kir 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.