[2] It is located 3 km west of the only town of the island, Çınarlı (or in Greek Panagia Balomeni), and 10 km west from the central port of the island.

[3] It stands at an altitude of approximately 100m nearby Kastri hill.

The village is one of the oldest settlements of the island of Imbros that is still inhabited.

[4] The village had a total population of 179 in 2022, a notable increase since 2007, when it only had 86 inhabitants.

[5][6] A Greek minority primary school and kindergarten are operating in the village.