Moria

Moria is a village in , , and has about 1,180 residents. Moria is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
Photo: Jonathan Lundqvist, CC BY 2.0.
  • 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.

Photo: PanosMtln, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forest
Photo: Fallacia83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Panayouda palm forest is a semi-natural small palm forest on the east coast of . The original twenty-four Canary Island date palms were planted by the English diplomat Atkinson who brought them from in the late 19th century. is situated 2½ km northeast of Moria.

Museum
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , known locally as the Valide Djami, is a former in , on the island of , in the region of . Completed in 1615 during the Ottoman era, the mosque was abandoned in the 1920s, following the Balkan Wars and the Greco-Turkish population exchange, and was left in a partial ruinous state. is situated 4 km southeast of Moria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panagiouda and Pamfila.

Village
Photo: Fallacia83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the east coast of ; 6 km north of . As of 2011, had 906 inhabitants, primarily fishermen.

Village
Photo: Στέλιος Σταμάτης, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Moria.

Hamlet
Photo: Elli Papastergiou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km north of Moria.

Moria

Latitude
39.13215° or 39° 7′ 56″ north
Longitude
26.51699° or 26° 31′ 1″ east
Population
1,180
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
8GF84GJ8+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 498221013
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
256757
Wiki­data ID
Q21645923
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Satellite Map

Discover Moria from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Καραπαναγιώτειο Γήπεδο Μόριας and Church of Agios Vasileios, Moria.

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