Antissa

Antissa was a city of the island Lesbos, near to Cape Sigrium, the western point of Lesbos. The place had a harbour. The ruins found by Richard Pococke at Calas Limneonas, a little NE. of cape Sigri, may be those of Antissa.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient city on Lesbos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Mint of Antissa”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skalochori and Anemotia.

Village
Photo: Ahospers, CC0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Antissa.

Village
is a village on the Greek island of . It belongs to the municipal unit of and is in the mountains, roughly halfway between and . is situated 9 km southeast of Antissa.

Village
Photo: Ilambrou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the Greek island of , located at its western part and belonging to the municipal unit of Eresos-Antissa. Its population was 360 in 2021. is situated 10 km south of Antissa.

Antissa

Latitude
39.29141° or 39° 17′ 29″ north
Longitude
26.01887° or 26° 1′ 8″ east
Open location code
8GF872R9+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 130869278
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q42434557
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Antissa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Antissa”
  • Finnish: “Antissa”
  • French: “Antissa”
  • German: “Antissa”
  • Greek: “Άντισσα”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Άντισσα”
  • Italian: “Antissa”
  • Japanese: “アンテイッサ”
  • Latin: “Antissa”
  • Polish: “Antissa”
  • Russian: “Антисса”
  • Spanish: “Antisa”
  • Turkish: “Antissa”

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