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Perga

also known as: Perge

the capital of Pamphylia, on the coast of Asia Minor

Paul and his companions landed at this place from Cyprus on their first missionary journey (Acts 13:13, 14), and here Mark forsook the party and returned to Jerusalem.

Some time afterwards, Paul and Barnabas again visited this city and “preached the word” (14:25).

It stood on the banks of the river Cestrus, some 7 miles from its mouth, and was a place of some commercial importance. It is now a ruin, called Eski Kalessi.

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