Biblical places
Patara
A major port of Lycia where Paul changed ships on his way toward Phoenicia (Acts 21:1-2); also once served as capital of the Lycian League.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- Very High
- Gelemiş
- 36.2603, 29.3142
There is no disagreement over its location, and the coastal place name and the ancient city ruins' coordinates are close.
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Acts 21:1
And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: