Pirgi

Pirgi is a village in , , and has about 154 residents. Pirgi is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .
  • 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 Valide Mosque.

Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a former in partial ruins, located in on the island of , in the region of . It was built in 1825 by local governor Mustafa Agha Koulaxiz, the largest and newest of the Ottoman era mosques on the island. is situated 4 km northeast of Pirgi.

Museum
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The , known locally as the Valide Djami, is a former in , on the island of , in the region of . 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. is situated 3½ km northeast of Pirgi.

Photo: PanosMtln, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km north of Pirgi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mytilene and Moria.

Photo: Kalogeropoulos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of the island of , and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of the Aegean.

Village
Photo: Jonathan Lundqvist, CC BY 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Pirgi.

Village
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is a village on the east coast of ; 6 km north of . As of 2011, had 906 inhabitants, primarily fishermen. is situated 6 km north of Pirgi.

Pirgi

Latitude
39.09578° or 39° 5′ 45″ north
Longitude
26.51755° or 26° 31′ 3″ east
Population
154
Open location code
8GF83GW9+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 513086958
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q21645954
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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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