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Moudros

Coordinates:39°52′N25°16′E/ 39.867°N 25.267°E/39.867; 25.267
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Moudros
Μούδρος
View of the village and bay
View of the village and bay
Moudros is located in Greece
Moudros
Moudros
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates:39°52′N25°16′E/ 39.867°N 25.267°E/39.867; 25.267
CountryGreece
Administrative regionNorth Aegean
Regional unitLemnos
MunicipalityLemnos
Area
• Municipal unit185.1 km2(71.5 sq mi)
Population
(2021)[1]
• Municipal unit
3,398
• Municipal unit density18/km2(48/sq mi)
• Community
873
Time zoneUTC+2(EET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+3(EEST)
Vehicle registrationMY

Moudros(Greek:Μούδρος) is a town and a formermunicipalityon the island ofLemnos,North Aegean,Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipalityLemnos,of which it is a municipal unit.[2]It covers the entire eastern peninsula of the island, with a land area of 185.127 km2,[3]covering 38.8% of the island's territory. The municipal seat was the town of Moúdros. Its next largest town isKontopouli.The municipal unit's total population was 3,398 in the 2021 census.

History

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During theDardanelles Campaignof theFirst World War,the town and its harbour were used as anAlliedbase, commanded by AdmiralRosslyn Wemyss.The British Empire troops used the formMudros.

On 30 October 1918, it was the site of the signing of theArmistice of Mudros,which saw the end of hostilities between theOttoman Empireand the Allies.

Moudros has aCommonwealth War Graves Commission(CWGC) cemetery for 148 Australian and 76 New Zealander soldiers who died during theGallipoli Campaign.[4]

View of Mudros during theDardanelles Campaign,with a French military wine store in the foreground and a hospital in the background.

Subdivisions

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The municipal unit Moudros is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

References

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  1. ^"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities"(in Greek).Government Gazette.
  3. ^"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"(PDF)(in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^Ottoman military graveyard found on Greek island off Gallipoli
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