Tarsus St. Paul Kuyusuvisitor guide.

Located in Tarsus district center, Kızılmurat Quarter, approximately 300 meters north of Cumhuriyet Square in an area dense with traditional historical Tarsus houses, the well situated in a courtyard long acknowledged as the site of St. Paul's home is known as St. Paul's Well. During modest excavation work conducted in the courtyard garden until recently, several wall remains were unearthed. Attributable to St. Paul's significance for Christianity, the ancient reverence accorded to these architectural remains and the well is interpreted as traces of the deep faith of the Christian community residing in the city until recent times. Landscaping and expropriations around the well, which has a diameter of 1.15 m, are ongoing. While the curb stone is cylindrical, the well shaft itself is square and constructed from rectangular ashlar masonry. With a depth of 38 meters, the well's water level never recedes across summer and winter. Pilgrims passing through the region on their way to Jerusalem drink from this sacred well water. Furthermore, stone walls believed to belong to St. Paul's birthplace were uncovered right beside St. Paul's Well. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS MERSİN MAIDEN'S CASTLE KANLIDİVANE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE SILIFKE ATATÜRK HOUSE AND ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM SILIFKE MUSEUM SILIFKE NARLIKUYU MOSAIC MUSEUM SILIFKE ASTHMA CAVE