Saint Paul's Well

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Paul’s Well

Location	Kızılmurat mah., Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey
Coordinates	36°55′09″N 34°53′37″E / 36.91917°N 34.89361°E / 36.91917; 34.89361
Type	history

Saint Paul's Well is a water well in Tarsus, Turkey.

Tarsus, currently a part of Mersin Province, was an important Roman city in the first century. Paul the Apostle (then named Saul) was a citizen of Tarsus.^[1] During an rescue excavation in 1999, ruins of his house as well as a well in the old quarters of the city were unearthed. The well is serviceable. ^[2] It is at 36°55′09″N 34°53′37″E / 36.91917°N 34.89361°E / 36.91917; 34.89361 The restored old houses and the ancient road in Tarsus are nearby. The diameter of the well top is 1.15 metres (3 ft 9 in) and the depth is 38 metres (125 ft). The building material is mostly rectangular cut stone.^[3] The well now is under the control of the public authorities and (along with Saint Paul's Church) is now in the Unesco Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey