Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Neapolis?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Kavala.

First appears in Acts 16:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

New city, a town in Thrace at which Paul first landed in Europe (Acts 16:11). It was the sea-port of the inland town of Philippi, which was distant about 10 miles. Modern identification: Kavala.

Neapolis is represented in the local geography layer as Kavala. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 16:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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How to get to Neapolis today

Travel to Neapolis, the modern-day Kavala.

Neapolis is commonly identified with Kavala, 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.

Neapolis 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

Kavala

40.935°N · 24.415°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

1 chapter · 1 verse mention