Moria
Moria is a village in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands and has about 1,180 residents. Moria is situated nearby to the hamlet Achlia, as well as near the locality Outza.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,180 residents
- Description: village on Lesbos island, Greece
- Also known as: “Morea” and “Moria, Lesbos”
- Postal code: 81100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roman Aqueduct and Kalamiaris palm forest.
Kalamiaris palm forest
Forest
Photo: Fallacia83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalamiaris palm forest or Panayouda palm forest is a semi-natural small palm forest on the east coast of Lesbos island. The original twenty-four Canary Island Date Palms were planted by the English diplomat Atkinson who brought them from Egypt in the late 19th century. Kalamiaris palm forest is situated 2½ km northeast of Moria.
Ancient theatre of Mytilene
Archaeological site
Ancient theatre of Mytilene is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Moria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panagiouda and Pamfila.
Panagiouda
Village
Photo: Fallacia83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Panagiouda is a village on the east coast of Lesbos; 6 km north of Mytilene. As of 2011, Panagiouda had 906 inhabitants which were primarily fishermen.
Pamfila
Village
Photo: Στέλιος Σταμάτης, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pamfila is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Moria.
Niselia
Hamlet
Photo: Elli Papastergiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Niselia is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km north of Moria.
Moria
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.13215° or 39° 7′ 56″ northLongitude
26.51699° or 26° 31′ 1″ eastPopulation
1,180Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8GF84GJ8+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 498221013OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
256757Wikidata ID
Q21645923
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Satellite Map
Discover Moria from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Moria” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мория”
- Cebuano: “Mória”
- Finnish: “Mória”
- French: “Moria”
- French: “Mória”
- German: “Moria (Lesbos)”
- German: “Moria”
- Greek: “Μόρια Λέσβου”
- Greek: “Μόρια”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Moria (Hellas)”
- Norwegian: “Moria”
- Russian: “Мория”
- Swedish: “Mória”
- Turkish: “Moria (Midilli)”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Achlia and Outza.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Καραπαναγιώτειο Γήπεδο Μόριας and Church of Agios Vasileios, Moria.
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