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Mytilene

[ mit-l-ee-nee; Greek mee-tee-lee-nee ]

noun

  1. Also called Lesbos. a Greek island in the northeastern Aegean. 836 sq. mi. (2,165 sq. km).
  2. Also called ·ٰ [kahs, -t, r, aw]. the capital of the Greek island of Mytilene.


Mytilene

/ ˌɪɪˈːɪ /

noun

  1. a port on the Greek island of Lesbos: Roman remains; Byzantine fortress. Pop: (municipality): 37 881 (2001) Modern Greek nameMitilíni
  2. a former name for Lesbos
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The survivors were taken to Lesbos’ main port of Mytilene, where two people were transferred to a local hospital.

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Bry’s arrested triggered small protests on Lesbos and in Norway, while supporters online posted photographs of Greek coast guard vessels that are in plain view at the island’s main harbor, Mytilene.

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The frustration of the asylum seekers boiled over into protests and riots, both in the camps and in downtown Mytilene.

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The operation began early on Thursday with police forcibly moving people into a temporary facility outside the island’s port town Mytilene.

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The vast majority have been sleeping rough by the side of a road leading from Moria to the island capital of Mytilene, erecting makeshift shelters made of sheets, blankets, reeds and cardboard.

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