Sacred Atlas

Where Is It Today?

Where Is Lystra Today?

Lystra is identified with near Hatunsaray/Konya region. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationCentral Anatolia, Turkey
ConfidenceMedium
Scripture refs8

Medium confidence

Modern identification

near Hatunsaray/Konya region - Central Anatolia, Turkey

Coordinates37.6017, 32.3384
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 14:8-20Acts 16:1-2Acts 14:6Acts 14:8Acts 14:21Acts 16:1Acts 16:22 Tim 3:11

Why this place is in the atlas

Paul heals a lame man, is mistaken for a god, and later Timothy is connected to the region.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Lystra Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Paul heals a lame man, is mistaken for a god, and later Timothy is connected to the region. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: af0719d, urlSlug: lystra, friendlyId: Lystra OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 37.6017, longitude: 32.3384, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - Medium
identifications[0].modernRegion Central Anatolia Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
scriptureReferences Acts 14:8-20, Acts 16:1-2, Acts 14:6, Acts 14:8 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 40s-50s: Pauline mission in Galatia/Lycaonia Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium