ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ

ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ is a church in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands. ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ is situated near the public building Διεύθυνση Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης, as well as near the school building Girls‘ school, Mytilini.

Type: Church
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Also known as: “AGIOS SYMEON”
Address: Μυτιλήνη

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Yeni Mosque and Charshi Hamam, Mytilene.

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 250 metres northeast of ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ.

Charshi Hamam, Mytilene

Museum

Photo: ProtecTOR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Çarşı Hamam is an Ottoman bath in the town of Mytilene in Lesbos, Greece. It was probably built in the first quarter of the 19th century, and formed part of the nearby Yeni Mosque complex. Charshi Hamam, Mytilene is situated 220 metres northeast of ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ.

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. Valide Mosque is situated 400 metres northwest of ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ.

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 4½ km northwest of ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ.

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. Panagiouda is situated 5 km northwest of ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ.

ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.10862° or 39° 6′ 31″ north

Longitude

26.55606° or 26° 33′ 22″ east

Roof shape

hipped

Open location code

8GF84H54+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 258572439

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=greek_orthodox

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In Other Languages

“ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ” goes by many names.

Greek: “ΑΓΙΟΣ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Διεύθυνση Πρωτοβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης and Girls‘ school, Mytilini.

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Places to explore: Παναγιώτης Αδαμίδης and ΚΟΡΑΚΑ ΕΝΟΙΚ.

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