Lesbos Prefecture
prefecture of Greece
Lesbos Prefecture (Greek: Νομός Λέσβου) was one of the prefectures of Greece. It comprised three main islands: Lesbos itself, Lemnos, and the smaller island of Agios Efstratios. Its capital was the town of Mytilene, on Lesbos. In 2011 the prefecture was abolished and the territory was divided between the regional units of Lesbos and Lemnos.
Places
Mytilene, the capital city of the island and the prefecture itself.
Kalloni, the central town of the island of Lesbos.
Agia Paraskevi, on the island of Lesbos.
Eressos, on the island of Lesbos.
Myrina, capital town of the island of Limnos.
Agios Efstratios, on the homonymous isle.
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