Places in the Bible · Settlement

Attalia

Attalia is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Antalya. The name means “that increases or sends.”

building at Antalya
building at Antalya · Photo: Ingo Mehling (CC-BY-SA-3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Where is Attalia?

Approx. 36.8813, 30.7036 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
AntalyasettlementHigh

Verses that mention Attalia

  • Acts 14:25

    And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:

  • Acts 14:26

    And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Events at Attalia