Kalamiaris palm forest
Kalamiaris palm forest or Panayouda palm forest is a semi-natural small palm forest on the east coast of Lesbos island. The original twenty-four Canary Island Date Palms were planted by the English diplomat Atkinson who brought them from Egypt in the late 19th century.Photo: Fallacia83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Forest
- Description: palm forest in Greece
- Also known as: “Φοινικοδάσος Καλαμιάρη”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roman Aqueduct and Georgiadis Mansion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mytilene and Pamfila.
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.
Kalamiaris palm forest
- Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.1516° or 39° 9′ 6″ northLongitude
26.5316° or 26° 31′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8GF85G2J+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 271822710OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestWikidata ID
Q6350452
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Turkish—“Kalamiaris palm forest” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Kalamiáriksen palmumetsä”
- Greek: “Φοινικόδασος Καλαμιάρης”
- Greek: “Φοινικόδασος της Παναγιούδας”
- Indonesian: “Hutan palem Kalamiaris”
- Turkish: “Kalamiaris palmiyesi ormanı”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Panagiouda and Σκάλα Πάμφιλων.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include stubble and St John.
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