Place:Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece

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NameMytilene
Alt namesKastrosource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 805
Mitilinisource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961)
Mitilinisource: Wikipedia
Mitylenesource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 350
Mytilenesource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Mytilínisource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates39.1°N 26.55°E
Located inLesbos, North Aegean, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Mytilene 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. It was founded in the 11th century BC.

Mytilene is one of the two municipalities on the island of Lesbos, created in 2019; the other is West Lesbos. Mytilene is built on the southeast edge of the island. It is the seat of a metropolitan bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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