The distance from Damascus, Syria to ancient Tarsus in Turkey is roughly 450 miles
Modern day Turkey .
Tarsus of Cilicia is in south-central Turkey
Paul was from the town or Tarsus which today is in Turkey.
Paul appears to have been a native of Tarsus in what is now southern Turkey, at the northern end of the Levant. However, his mission encompassed a large area from Damascus, through modern-day Turkey to Greece, and even Rome.
Tarsus American College's motto is 'Leaders for Turkey, Leadership for the World'.
Tarsus is where Cleopatra put on her flashy show and seduced Marc Antony.
He was born in the town of Tarsus in what today we would call southern Turkey.
Tarsus is located in southern Turkey, in the Mersin Province. It is situated on the Tarsus River near the Mediterranean coast. Tarsus is known for its historical significance, as it is the birthplace of St. Paul the Apostle.
The apostle Paul whose many epistles are in the NT was from Tarsus (Turkey).
Tarsus(Acts 21:39) Then Paul said: "I am, in fact, a Jew, of Tarsus in Ci‧li′cia, a citizen of no obscure city. So I beg you, permit me to speak to the people."(Acts 22:3) "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Ci‧li′cia, but educated in this city at the feet of Ga‧ma′li‧el, instructed according to the strictness of the ancestral Law, being zealous for God just as all of YOU are this day.--------------------------------------In addition to the above, Tarsus is no longer a busy trading centre as it was in those days, but still exists as a city about half way along the south coast of modern day Turkey. The remains of the ancient city of Tarsus are to be found among the modern buildings. As well as being a learned Pharisee under the tuition of Gamaliel, by trade, Paul was a tent maker who plied his trade in Tarsus before his work in Jerusalem for the Sanhedrin.
Oksal Altinel was born in 1940, in Tarsus, Turkey.
If you ask on Saul the apostle then it is Tarsus , in Asia Minor today's Turkey.