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Where Is Derbe Today?

Derbe is identified with Kerti Hüyük candidate. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationKaraman Province, Turkey
ConfidenceApproximate
Scripture refs5

Approximate confidence

Modern identification

Kerti Hüyük candidate - Karaman Province, Turkey

Coordinates37.3486, 33.3615
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 14:6Acts 14:20Acts 14:21Acts 16:1Acts 20:4

Why this place is in the atlas

Lycaonian mission stop where Paul and Barnabas preached before retracing the young churches.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Derbe Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Lycaonian mission stop where Paul and Barnabas preached before retracing the young churches. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: aa401a9, urlSlug: derbe, friendlyId: Derbe OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - Approximate
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 37.348569, longitude: 33.361453, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - Approximate
identifications[0].modernRegion Karaman Province Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Approximate
scriptureReferences Acts 14:6, Acts 14:20, Acts 14:21, Acts 16:1 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes Biblical era context requires editorial review., Modern context requires editorial review. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Unknown