Afalonas

Afalonas is a village in , , and has about 456 residents. Afalonas is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Village with 456 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Greece
  • Also known as: “Afalonas, Lesvos”
  • Postal code: 81100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kalamiaris palm forest and Roman Aqueduct.

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.

Photo: PanosMtln, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monastery
Photo: Aleksei m, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 4 km northwest of Afalonas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pamfila and Panagiouda.

Village
Photo: Στέλιος Σταμάτης, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

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: Jonathan Lundqvist, CC BY 2.0.
is a village.

Afalonas

Latitude
39.14776° or 39° 8′ 52″ north
Longitude
26.51506° or 26° 30′ 54″ east
Population
456
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
8GF84GX8+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 505063780
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
412715
Wiki­data ID
Q21645957
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Turkish—“Afalonas” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Afálonas”
  • German: “Afalonas”
  • Greek: “Αφάλωνας Λέσβου”
  • Greek: “Αφάλωνας”
  • Russian: “Афалонас”
  • Turkish: “Afalonas (Midilli)”

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