Pirgi
Pirgi is a village in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands and has about 154 residents. Pirgi is situated nearby to the hamlet Kedro, as well as near the village Alyfanta.- Type: Village with 154 residents
- Description: village in Lesbos, Greece
- Also known as: “Pyrgi” and “Pyrgion”
- Postal code: 81100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yeni Mosque and Mytilene Municipal Stadium.
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 4 km northeast of Pirgi.
Mytilene Municipal Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Gx25, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mytilene Municipal Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Mytilene, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Aiolikos. The stadium holds 3,000 people, all-seated. Mytilene Municipal Stadium is situated 3 km east of Pirgi.
Archaeological Museum - New Building
Museum
Photo: Tedmek, Public domain.
The Archaeological Museum of Mytilene is a museum in Lesbos in Greece. Initially the museum was housed in a building erected by the American Classic Studies School in 1935. Archaeological Museum - New Building is situated 4 km east of Pirgi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mytilene and Moria.
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.
Moria
Village
Photo: Jonathan Lundqvist, CC BY 2.0.
Moria is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Pirgi.
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 which were primarily fishermen. Panagiouda is situated 6 km north of Pirgi.
Pirgi
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.09578° or 39° 5′ 45″ northLongitude
26.51755° or 26° 31′ 3″ eastPopulation
154Open location code
8GF83GW9+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 513086958OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q21645954
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Pirgi” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πυργί Λέσβου”
- Greek: “Πυργί”
- Russian: “Пирги”
- Turkish: “Pyrgi (Midilli)”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kedro and Alyfanta.
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Highlights include Παναγία Πυργί and Σπήλαιο Μαγαράς.
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