Listra
Sign in to saveLystra () was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned six times in the New Testament. Lystra was visited several times by Paul the Apostle, along with Barnabas or Silas. There Paul met a young disciple, Timothy. Lystra was included by various authors in ancient Lycaonia, Isauria, or Galatia. thumb|320px|Heinrich Kiepert. Asia citerior. Lycaonia, 1903
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Key facts
- Ancient site.map_type
- Turkey
- Ancient site.location
- near modern Hatunsaray, Turkey
- Ancient site.region
- Lycaonia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Meram district
- Elevation
- 1400
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Location
- Lycaonia
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- Kilistra
- P12749
- Abraham Esau
- located in/on physical feature
- Central Anatolia Region
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Article · Español
Listra es una ciudad de la Antigüedad que se hallaba en Licaonia (actual Turquía), región situada al sur de la parte central de Asia Menor. Identificada con un montículo que hay al norte de , en una zona fértil a 32 km de Konya, la antigua Iconio. La ciudad fue colonia romana desde el tiempo de Augusto. Sus habitantes hablaban la lengua licaónica. Otros historiadores dan otras posibles ubicaciones como Plinio (Historia Naturalis, V, 42) en Galacia o Claudio Ptolomeo (V, 4) que la localiza en Isauria.
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