Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Samothrace?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Samothraki.

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

Overview

An island in the AEgean Sea, off the coast of Thracia, about 32 miles distant. This Thracian Samos was passed by Paul on his voyage from Troas to Neapolis (Acts 16:11) on his first missionary journey. Modern identification: Samothraki.

Samothrace is represented in the local geography layer as Samothraki. 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.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Samothrace today

Travel to Samothrace, the modern-day Samothraki.

Samothrace is commonly identified with Samothraki, 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.

Samothrace 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

Samothraki

40.450°N · 25.583°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

1 chapter · 1 verse mention