This city is not to be confused with a village in the island of
Samos named "Mytilinioi" Mytilene (
Greek: Μυτιλήνη - Mytilíni,
Turkish: Midilli), also Mytilini, is the
capital city of
Lesbos (formerly known as Lesbos but the modern name is Mytilene), a Greek
island in the
Aegean Sea, and the
Lesbos Prefecture as well. It has a population of 27,247 (2001 census). Mytilene is linked with a highway numbered (GR-67) linking to
Skala Eressou on the other side of the island of Lesbos. Farmlands surround Mytilini, the mountains cover the west and to the north. The
airport is located a few kilometres south on the small highway.
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