Lesbos

Lesbos (Greek: ?????? - L?svos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is the third largest Greek island and the seventh largest in the Mediterranean. It has an area of 630 square miles with 230 miles of coastline. Its population is approximately 108,000 about a third of which live in the capital city, Mytilene, located in the southeastern part of the island. The remaining population is distributed in small towns and villages. The largest towns are Kalloni, Plomari, Ayassos, Eressos, and Molyvos, the ancient Methymna. Mytilene was founded ca 1050 BCE by the family Penthilides who arrived from Thessaly in mainland Greece and ruled the city until the popular revolt (590-580 BCE) led by Pittacus.

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List of traditional Greek place names: This is a list of traditional Greek place names. That is, a list of the names of places as they exist in the Greek language. This list includes:...

Aegean Sea: The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turk...

Kalloni: Kalloni is a municipality that lies in the west-central part of Lesbos in Greece. It has a land area of 241.946 km², the second-largest in Lesbos Prefecture. At the 2001 census it had a population of 8,194 inhabitants. The municipal seat is the town of Kalloní (pop. 1,732). Its largest other t...