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(Redirected from Moudros Bay) Municipal unit in Greece
Moudros Μούδρος
Municipal unit
View of the village and bayView of the village and bay
Moudros is located in GreeceMoudrosMoudrosLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°52′N 25°16′E / 39.867°N 25.267°E / 39.867; 25.267
CountryGreece
Administrative regionNorth Aegean
Regional unitLemnos
MunicipalityLemnos
Area
 • Municipal unit185.1 km (71.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Municipal unit3,398
 • Municipal unit density18/km (48/sq mi)
 • Community873
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationMY

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

History

During the Dardanelles Campaign of the First World War, the town and its harbour were used as an Allied base, commanded by Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss. The British Empire troops used the form Mudros.

On 30 October 1918, it was the site of the signing of the Armistice of Mudros, which saw the end of hostilities between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies.

Moudros has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemetery for 148 Australian and 76 New Zealander soldiers who died during the Gallipoli Campaign.

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

Subdivisions

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

References

  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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Subdivisions of the municipality of Lemnos
Municipal unit of Atsiki
Municipal unit of Moudros
Municipal unit of Myrina
Municipal unit of Nea Koutali
Greece during World War I
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