Patara

Patara was a coastal city in Lycia (modern-day Turkey) where Paul changed ships during his journey to Jerusalem.

The name Patara means “trodden under foot”

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Summary

A location only mentioned at Acts 21:1; only referred to as Patara (Πάταρα).

Location

Certainty: Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates: 36.260° N, 29.314° E

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Events

Dates are approximate

Voyage from Miletus to Jerusalem

Glossary entries

Alternative names

ΠάταραPatara

Mentions

Acts 21:1
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.