Sacred Atlas

Where Is It Today?

Where Is Tarsus Today?

Tarsus is identified with Tarsus. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationMersin Province, Turkey
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs5

High confidence

Modern identification

Tarsus - Mersin Province, Turkey

Coordinates36.9130, 34.8921
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 9:11Acts 21:39Acts 22:3Acts 9:30Acts 11:25

Why this place is in the atlas

Paul's hometown, a bridge between Jewish formation and Greco-Roman city life.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Tarsus Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Paul's hometown, a bridge between Jewish formation and Greco-Roman city life. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a666ea0, urlSlug: tarsus, friendlyId: Tarsus OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 36.913028, longitude: 34.892056, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Mersin Province Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Acts 9:11, Acts 21:39, Acts 22:3, Acts 9:30 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes 1st century AD: Paul's origin city Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium