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Lycia

Lycia, a region on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, passed by Paul on his journey to Rome (Act.27.5). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Acts 27:5.

Why it matters. A region on the southwest coast of Asia Minor

Primary passages
Location
36.275, 29.319 (approximate, within about 2 km)

Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Lycia

Lycia was a region located on the southwest coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). In Act.27.5, it is mentioned that Paul's ship, while on its way to Rome, sailed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia and arrived at Myra in Lycia.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Place. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.