Moria refugee camp

Moria in 2017

Mória Reception and Identification Centre (Greek: Κέντρο Υποδοχής και Ταυτοποίησης Μόριας), better known as Mória Refugee Camp, or just "Mória", was founded in January 2013[1] and served as the largest refugee camp in Europe until it was burned down in September 2020.[2] It was located outside the village of Moria (Greek: Μόρια, Mória) near Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Enclosed with barbed wire and a chain-link fence, the military camp served as a European Union “hotspot”. It was described by Human Rights Watch as an open air prison.[3]

Moria at Night in 2015
  1. ^ Psaropoulos, John. "A Brief History of Moria". The Critic.
  2. ^ "LESVOS ISLAND - GREECE". UNHCR.
  3. ^ "Human Rights Watch Says Lesbos Refugee Center "Open-Air Prison"". The National Herald. 22 November 2018.