Biblical place
Where was Troas?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Alexandria Troas.
First appears in Acts 16:8 · 3 books · 4 chapters
Overview
A city on the coast of Mysia, in the north-west of Asia Minor, named after ancient Troy, which was at some little distance from it (about 4 miles) to the north. Modern identification: Alexandria Troas.
Troas is represented in the local geography layer as Alexandria Troas. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 16:8 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Troas today
Travel to Troas, the modern-day Alexandria Troas.
Troas is commonly identified with Alexandria Troas, 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.
Troas 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.
Key passages
Appears in
2 chapters · 4 verse mentions
1 chapter · 1 verse mention
1 chapter · 1 verse mention