Biblical place
Where was Patara?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Patara.
First appears in Acts 21:1 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
A city on the south-west coast of Lycia at which Paul landed on his return from his third missionary journey (Acts 21:1, 2). Modern identification: Patara.
Patara is represented in the local geography layer as Patara. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 21:1 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Patara today
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Patara is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
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