Lakki, Leros

Lakki (Greek: Λακκί), population 1990, also known by its former name Portolago (Πόρτο Λάγο), is a community on the Greek island of Leros, in the Dodecanese, at the head of Lakki Bay.

Lakki, Leros
Lakki, Leros
Coordinates: 37°07′54″N 26°51′07″E
CountryGreece
Population
 (2021; 1991; 2001; 2011; 1951)
  Total2,093

The area was built up as the main base of the Italian Royal Navy in the Dodecanese starting in 1923. The town of Portolago was founded in the 1930s, under Italian rule, as a new model town, most of whose inhabitants were from the Italian military. After Leros was transferred to Greece in 1947, it was renamed Lakki.

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