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Museum of the History of the Holy City of Mesolongi

Missolonghi Municipality, Greece

Museum of the History of the Holy City of Mesolongi
Museum of the History of the Holy City of Mesolongi. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Missolonghi or Mesolongi (pronounced [mesoloi]) is a town in western Greece. It is the capital of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis Mesolongiou (lit.'Sacred Town of Missolonghi'). According to the 2021 census, the municipality has a population of 32,048 people, of whom 13,965 live in the town of Missolonghi. Missolonghi is known as the site of a dramatic siege during the Greek War of Independence, which resulted in the death of poet Lord Byron.

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