Petras

Petra is a former municipality on the island of , , . Since the 2019 local government reform, it is a municipal unit of the municipality of West Lesbos.
Wikipedia
Photo: Mhwater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,250 residents
  • Description: village on Lesvos in Greece
  • Also known as: “Petra” and “Petra, Lesbos”
  • Postal code: 81109

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vareltzidiana’s Mansion and Church of Agios Nikolaos, Petra.

Museum
Photo: Chris Kar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Church
Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stypsi and Mithymna.

Village
Photo: G-Lignum, CC0.
or Stipsi, is a village of the municipality of West Lesbos in , which belongs to the Lesbos Prefecture and has a population of 675 permanent residents. is situated 4½ km southeast of Petras.

Village
Photo: Rosa-Maria Rinkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and former municipality on the island of , , . Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 4½ km north of Petras.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 8 km south of Petras.

Petras

Latitude
39.32737° or 39° 19′ 39″ north
Longitude
26.17556° or 26° 10′ 32″ east
Population
1,250
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR PLV
Open location code
8GF885GG+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1320178047
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
255439
Wiki­data ID
Q1240371
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Petras” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيترا، ليسفوس”
  • Arabic: “بيترا”
  • Bulgarian: “Петра”
  • Cebuano: “Pétra”
  • Dutch: “Petra”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پيترا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قريه پيترا”
  • Finnish: “Pétra”
  • French: “Pétra”
  • German: “Petra”
  • Greek: “Pétra”
  • Greek: “Πέτρα Λέσβου”
  • Greek: “Πέτρα”
  • Italian: “Petra”
  • Japanese: “ペトラ (レスヴォス県)”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pétra på Lésvos”
  • Russian: “Петра”
  • Swedish: “Pétra”
  • Turkish: “Petra (Midilli)”
  • Urdu: “پیٹرا، لیسبوس”
  • Western Armenian: “Բեթրա, Լեզվոս”

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