Drota

Drota is a hamlet in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands and has about 3 residents. Drota is situated nearby to the village Akrasi, as well as near the hamlet Rachidi.

Type: Hamlet with 3 residents
Description: human settlement in Greece
Also known as: “Dróta”
Postal code: 81200

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palaiochori and Vatera.

Palaiochori

Village

Palaiochori is a village on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. It is situated on a mountainside 12 km NW from the town of Plomari. The church of the village was built in 1864 and is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. Palaiochori is situated 3½ km southeast of Drota.

Vatera

Village

Photo: CoStef, Public domain.

Vatera is an 8-kilometer long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos island. Vatera is ideal for relaxing baths, playing with children, walking and cycling. Vatera is situated 8 km west of Drota.

Vrisa

Village

Photo: CoStef, Public domain.

Vrisa is a village in the southern part of Lesbos island approximately 50 km from Mytilene. The village is named after one of the two girls Agamemnon took from Lesbos during the ten-year Trojan War. Vrisa is situated 8 km west of Drota.

Drota

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.01368° or 39° 0′ 49″ north

Longitude

26.28549° or 26° 17′ 8″ east

Population

Elevation

102 metres (335 feet)

Open location code

8GF8277P+F5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2481140736

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

9034647

Wikidata ID

Q21646360

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Drota” goes by many names.

German: “Drota”
Greek: “Δρότα Λέσβου”
Greek: “Δρότα”
Irish: “Drota”
Russian: “Дрота”
Turkish: “Drota”

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