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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

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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.

Modern orientation

Alexandria Troas

39.752°N · 26.159°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

2 chapters · 4 verse mentions

2 Corinthians

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Timothy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention