Derbe
Karaman · Archaeological site
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Karaman
- Elevation
- 1,023 m
- Wikidata
- Q20717624
About
Derbe or Dervi (Greek: Δέρβη), also called Derveia (Greek: Δέρβεια), was a city of Galatia in Asia Minor, and later of Lycaonia, and still later of Isauria and Cappadocia. It is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles at 14:6, 14:20, 16:1 and 20:4. Derbe is the only city mentioned in the New Testament where the inhabitants adopted Paul's version of Christianity right away.
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Location
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The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Derbe: about 218 km and 3 h 40 min of travel, plus roughly 7 h for the visits.
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