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Messolonghi is a Greek city. It is the capital of the Aitoloakarnania prefecture. It is build on the bank of a lagoon. Its population is 14,209 inhabitants. Messolonghi is known because of the Greek War of Independence. During that time the siege of Messolonghi took place. During the siege the residents of Messolonghi fought with the Turks and the majority of them were killed there. During the siege of Messolonghi Lord Byron died, in 1824.


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  • Giuseppe Mazzola - The Attack of Ibrahim Pasha against Messolonghi

    The Attack of Ibrahim Pasha against Messolonghi by Giuseppe Mazzola

  • The sortie of Messologhi by Theodore Vryzakis

    The Sortie of Missolonghi by Theodoros Vryzakis (1855)

  • Messolonghi lagoon

    The lagoon of the city

  • Garden of Messolonghi

    View of the Garden of Heroes

  • Messologi station building

    Railway station

  • The Greek child of David d'Angers reads the name of Botzaris

    The tomb of Markos Botsaris (copy by Georgios Bonanos; the original by David d'Angers is located in Athens)

  • Mesolonghi6

    Avgotaracho (Botargo) of Missolonghi

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