Ambelia

Ambelia is a locality in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands and has about 43 residents. Ambelia is situated nearby to the village Nifida, as well as near the town Polichnitos.

Type: Locality with 43 residents
Description: human settlement in Polichnitos, Lesbos, Greece
Also known as: “Ampelia” and “Ampélia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nyfida and Church of Agios Georgios, Polichitos.

Nyfida

Beach

Photo: AnastasiosG, CC0.

Nyfida is a beach.

Church of Agios Georgios, Polichitos

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of Agios Georgios, Polichitos is situated 3 km southeast of Ambelia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polichnitos and Apothikes.

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 3 km southeast of Ambelia.

Apothikes

Hamlet

Photo: Gkagialaris, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Apothikes is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Ambelia.

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 7 km southeast of Ambelia.

Ambelia

Category: human settlement
Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.09377° or 39° 5′ 38″ north

Longitude

26.15182° or 26° 9′ 7″ east

Population

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

8GF835V2+GP

GeoNames ID

12640519

Wikidata ID

Q21647386

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Greek to Turkish—“Ambelia” goes by many names.

Greek: “Αμπέλια Λέσβου”
Greek: “Αμπέλια Πολιχνίτου Λέσβου”
Greek: “Αμπέλια Πολίχνιτου”
Greek: “Αμπέλια”
Irish: “Ambelia”
Turkish: “Ambelia (Lesvos)”

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Localities in the Area

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