Agios Fokas
Agios Fokas is a hamlet in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands and has about 16 residents. Agios Fokas is situated nearby to the locality Βαθρακιά, as well as near Χοχλακιαρά.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 16 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Àgios Fokás” and “Agios Fokas Lesvou”
- Postal code: 81300
Places of Interest
Highlights include Temple of Dionysos Brisagenis.
Temple of Dionysos Brisagenis
Archaeological site
Photo: Tedmek, Public domain.
Temple of Dionysos Brisagenis is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vatera and Vrisa.
Vatera
Village
Photo: CoStef, Public domain.
Vatera is an 8-kilometer long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos island. The name comes from βάτα, in reference to prickly bushes that blocked the old mule-drive access. Vatera is situated 3 km northeast of Agios Fokas.
Vrisa
Village
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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 4½ km northeast of Agios Fokas.
Polichnitos
Town
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Polichnitos is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. Polichnitos is situated 8 km north of Agios Fokas.
Agios Fokas
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.00824° or 39° 0′ 30″ northLongitude
26.16935° or 26° 10′ 10″ eastPopulation
16Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8GF82559+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 1832136076OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9034650Wikidata ID
Q21647400
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Agios Fokas” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Ágios Fokás (Lesbos)”
- Finnish: “Ágios Fokás”
- German: “Agios Fokas”
- Greek: “Άγιος Φωκάς Λέσβου”
- Greek: “Άγιος Φωκάς”
- Russian: “Агиос Фокас”
- Turkish: “Aya Fokas (Midilli)”
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