Biblical place
Where was Lystra?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tel Lystra.
First appears in Acts 14:6 · 2 books · 3 chapters
Overview
A town of Lycaonia, in Asia Minor, in a wild district and among a rude population. Here Paul preached the gospel after he had been driven by persecution from Iconium (Acts 14:2-7). Modern identification: Tel Lystra.
Lystra is represented in the local geography layer as Tel Lystra. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 14:6 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 579 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Lystra today
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Lystra 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.
Lystra 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.