Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Sychar?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Askar.

First appears in John 4:5 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Askar.

Sychar is represented in the local geography layer as Askar. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in John 4:5 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Samaria

About 11 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 41 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 49 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 54 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Sychar today

Travel to Sychar, the modern-day Askar.

Sychar is commonly identified with Askar, 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.

Sychar 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

Askar

32.218°N · 35.289°E

Key passages

Appears in

John

1 chapter · 1 verse mention