Mytilene
city on the Greek island of Lesbos
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Summary
Mytilene is a city[1]. Mytilene ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,699 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mytilene Municipality[3], Commune of Mytilini[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Bergama[6], Paphos[7]
- Postal code: 81100[8]
- Commons category: Mytilene[9]
- Licence plate code: MY[10]
- Patron saint: Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of Lesbos[11]
- Local dialing code: 2251[12]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lesbos[13]
- Significant event: Siege of Mytilene[14]
- Official website: https://www.mytilene.gr/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mytilene[16]
- Population: 31,714[17], 28,950[18], 25,729[19], 27,871[20]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[24], Otto's encyclopedia[25], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[26], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27], Meyer’s Universum, Vierter Band[28], Pauly–Wissowa[29]
- Replaces: Mytilene[30]
- Capital of: North Aegean Region[31], Mytilene Municipality[32], Lesbos Regional Unit[33]
- Official name: Mytilene[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mytilene[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mytilene[36]
- Native label: Μυτιλήνη[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mytilene[38]
- Different from: Malatya[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 8 m[40]
- Area: 107.46 km²[41]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Mytilini[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mytilene include Mytilene International Airport[43], an international airport[44], in Greece[45].
Why It Matters
Mytilene has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Mytilene is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Mytilene include Mytilene International Airport[43], an international airport[44], in Greece[45].