The tents were set up in a military base on the island.
The government had been searching for a location that would not cause the ire of the locals, as tolerance by Lesbos residents has run thin in the last years after Moria overflowed.
Greece moves hundreds of refugees from Lesbos to mainland
Al Jazeera STUDIO
Greece allows hundreds of refugees to leave Lesbos for the mainland - but thousands remain in desperate conditions.
