Καράτεπε

Καράτεπε is a locality in Lesvos, North Aegean Islands. Καράτεπε is situated nearby to the locality περιοχή Λεμονή, as well as near the hamlet Achlia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yeni Mosque and Valide Mosque.

Yeni Mosque

Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Yeni Mosque is a former mosque in partial ruins, located in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. It was built in 1825 by local governor Mustafa Agha Koulaxiz, the largest and newest of the Ottoman era mosques on the island. Yeni Mosque is situated 2½ km southeast of Καράτεπε.

Valide Mosque

Museum

Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Valide Mosque, known locally as the Valide Djami, is a former mosque in Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. 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.

Roman Aqueduct

Photo: PanosMtln, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moria and Panagiouda.

Moria

Village

Photo: Jonathan Lundqvist, CC BY 2.0.

Moria is a village.

Panagiouda

Village

Photo: Fallacia83, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Panagiouda is a village on the east coast of Lesbos; 6 km north of Mytilene. As of 2011, Panagiouda had 906 inhabitants, primarily fishermen.

Mytilene

Photo: Kalogeropoulos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mytilene is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean.

Καράτεπε

Type: Locality
Location: Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.12825° or 39° 7′ 42″ north

Longitude

26.53932° or 26° 32′ 22″ east

Open location code

8GF84GHQ+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4409161373

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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