Cappadocia

kap-uh-DOH-shuh · Modern Central Turkey

Cappadocia is a province of the biblical world, known today as Central Turkey.

What is known

Cappadocian Jews were present in Jerusalem at Pentecost (Acts 2:9)
One of the regions addressed by Peter's first epistle to scattered believers (1 Peter 1:1)

History

Founded: A rugged Roman province in central Anatolia, known for distinctive volcanic rock formations
Population: Estimated 1–1.5 million residents in the Roman province in the 1st century AD
Coordinates: 38.6400° N, 34.8300° E

Scripture references

Acts 2:9
1 Peter 1:1

On a modern map

Cappadocia today

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