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unusual facts about Palaiochori, Lesbos



Caucasian squirrel

The Caucasian squirrel (or Persian squirrel) (Sciurus anomalus) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece (only in the island of Lesbos), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.

Dikili

The islet is offered for sale by its proprietors and The Guardian reported the Greek islanders of Lesbos raising money among themselves to buy the islet.

Gus Yatron

Gus Yatron was born in Reading, PA, to George H. and Theano Lazo Yatron, working-class Greek immigrants from the Greek city of Mytilene, of the island Lesbos.

Hellanicus of Mytilene

According to the Suda, he lived for some time at the court of one of the kings of Macedon, and died at Perperene, a city in Aeolis on the plateau of Kozak near Pergamon, opposite Lesbos.

Kirsten Holly Smith

In addition to Forever Dusty, Smith has appeared on stage in numerous plays including Of Mice and Men, Three Sisters and Twelfth Night as well as several independent films including the lead role in Isle of Lesbos.

Megan Rose Gedris

The Lesbian Pirates are a race of Amazonesque beings who come from a planet referred to as Lesbos-1, which is part of the planetary system of Lesbos.

Niccolò Gattilusio

The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II used this crime as his pretext to invade Lesbos.

Palaiochori, Elis

It is 2 km west of Savalia, 4 km southeast of Gastouni, 3 km northwest of Roviata and 8 km northwest of Amaliada.

Palaiochori, Lesbos

The church of the village was built in 1864 and is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.

Pelitköy

Most of Pelitköy's people moved to Lesbos (Greece) after the Balkan Wars or in the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey in the early 1920s.

Petros Zouroudis

After spending half of the 2010-2011 season playing for Diagoras F.C., he signed with Levadiakos F.C., during the winter transfer window.On January 2012 he was transferred to Kalloni F.C. a Greek football club, based in Kalloni, Lesbos where he played till the end of the season 2011-12.On 27 July 2012, he was officially announced from AEL 1964 FC signing a one-year contract.

Prosilio

Prosilio is one of the Aromanian-speaking villages of Tzoumerka (including Syrrako, Kalarites, Matsouki, Palaiochori and Vathypedo).

Strombichides

On their way they lost three of their vessels in a storm ; but with the rest they pro­ceded to Lesbos, and made preparations for the Siege of Chios, to which island they then crossed over, fortified a strong post named Delphinium, and reduced the Chians for a time to great extremities.

Sure of You

Recognizing that it has been a long time since she took a vacation, the building's landlady, Anna Madrigal, decides to travel to Greece to meet up with her daughter, Mona Ramsey, on the island of Lesbos.


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