In ancient times the most important marine port on the southern coast of Lycia (modern Turkey). Paul visited the city on transit when he was taken, as a prisoner under guard to Rome (Acts 27:5). A ship had taken them from Caesarea to the city; there another ship had to be found which would take them the rest of the journey to Rome:
4From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. 5When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
The city is no longer in use, rendered in-serviceable by centuries of silting of the River Andriacus at the mouth of which it was located.
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