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Lystra (Ancient Greek: Λύστρα) was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned six times in the New Testament . [ 1 ] Lystra was visited several times by Paul the Apostle , along with Barnabas or Silas .
Galatia (/ ɡ ə ˈ l eɪ ʃ ə /; Ancient Greek: Γαλατία, Galatía, "Gaul") was an ancient area in the highlands of central Anatolia, roughly corresponding to the provinces of Ankara and Eskişehir in modern Turkey.
That author describes Iconium as the last city of Phrygia; and in Acts 14:6 Paul, after leaving Iconium, crossed the frontier and came to Lystra in Lycaonia. Ptolemy , on the other hand, includes Lycaonia as a part of the province of Cappadocia, with which it was associated by the Romans for administrative purposes; but the two countries are ...
Hatunsaray is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Meram, Konya Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 583 (2022). [2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town . [3] [4] It is located south-southeast of the ancient site of Lystra. [5] A small museum within the village of Hatunsaray displays artifacts from ancient Lystra.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Below is the list of ancient settlements in Turkey.There are innumerable ruins of ancient settlements spread all over the country. While some ruins date back to Neolithic times, most of them were settlements of Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Ionians, Urartians, and so on.
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Cities of ancient Lycia. Red dots: mountain peaks, white dots: ancient cities. Myra (Ancient Greek: Μύρα, Mýra) was a city in Lycia.The city was probably founded by Lycian on the river Myros (Ancient Greek: Μύρος; Turkish: Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between, the Massikytos range (Turkish: Alaca Dağ) and the Aegean Sea.