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Lesbos or Lesvos (Greek: Λέσβος, romanized: Lésvos) is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of 1,633 km 2 (631 sq mi), [ 2 ] with approximately 400 kilometres (249 miles) of coastline , making it the third largest island in Greece and the eighth largest in the Mediterranean.
Kara Tepe was the overflow site for Moria refugee camp, the main registration center in Greece, [4] through which new arrivals would be processed. [5] Asylum seekers living in Kara Tepe are able to leave and reenter the site daily. Child drawing from Kara Tepe. The majority of individuals living in the camp are of Afghani, Iraqi or Syrian ...
Skala Eresou (Greek: Σκάλα Ερεσού), also transliterated as Skala Eressou, is a seaside village on the island of Lesbos, Greece, as a part of the community of Eresos. Since the 1980s, it has become a popular destination for lesbian tourists.
Vatera is an 8-kilometer long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos island. The name (Βατερά) comes from βάτα (vata, meaning "bramble"), in reference to prickly bushes that blocked the old mule-drive access. It is 55 km in total from Mytilini.
West Lesbos (Greek: Δυτική Λέσβος, romanized: Dytiki Lesvos), sometimes also referred to as West Lesvos, is a municipality on the island of Lesbos in the North Aegean region in Greece. The municipality was formed from a decision by the Ministry of the Interior , published on 9 March 2019, which divided the pre-existing municipality ...
Mytilene (/ ˌ m ɪ t ɪ ˈ l iː n i /; Greek: Μυτιλήνη, romanized: Mytilíni ⓘ) is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos, and its port.It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean.
Lesbos Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Λέσβου) was one of the prefectures of Greece. It comprised three main islands: Lesbos itself, Lemnos, and the smaller island of Agios Efstratios. Its capital was the town of Mytilene, on Lesbos. In 2011 the prefecture was abolished and the territory was divided between the regional units of Lesbos and ...
Gera or Yera (Greek: Γέρα) is a town on the Aegean island of Lesbos in Greece.It once stood as one of the largest ports of the island. According to scholars the ancient name may have been Portus Hieraeus; Pliny the Elder mentions a Lesbian city called Hiera, which was abandoned before his time.