Chios

Also known as Scio, Chios Island

griechische Insel

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Chios is the fifth-largest Greek island located in the northern Aegean Sea, famous historically for producing mastic gum and home to notable attractions like medieval villages and the UNESCO-listed Nea Moni monastery. The island sits close to Turkey, separated only by the Chios Strait, making it an important geographical and cultural landmark in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Greek Dimos.name: Chios
Greek Dimos.name_local: Χίος
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Chiou.png
Greek Dimos.periph: North Aegean
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Chios
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 50361
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 842.3
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.elevation_min: 0
Greek Dimos.elevation_max: 1297
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 82x xx
Greek Dimos.area_code: 227x0
Greek Dimos.licence: ΧΙ
Greek Dimos.website: www.chios.gr
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: ChiosPrefecture.jpg
Greek Dimos.mayor: Ioannis Malafis
Greek Dimos.since: 2023

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Instance of: island
Part of: East Aegean Islands
Country: Ottoman Empire
Located in: Chios Municipality
Population: 51930
Area: 842.5
Elevation: 1297
Body of water: Aegean Sea
Location: Aegean Sea
Official website: www.chios.gr
Image: Chios NASA satellite image.jpg

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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
category for people born here: Category:Births in Chios
twinned administrative body: Bassano Romano
Commons category: Chios
topic's main category: Category:Chios
category of associated people: Category:People from Chios
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Chios
postal code: 82x xx
native label: Χίος

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Die griechische Insel Chios (griechisch Χίος (f. sg.)) bildet seit 2011 die Gemeinde Chios (Δήμος Χίου) und gemeinsam mit der Inselgruppe Inousses, mit Psara und Andipsara sowie einigen kleineren unbewohnten Inseln den Regionalbezirk Chios (Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Χίου) in der Region Nördliche Ägäis. Mit einer Fläche von 842,796 km² ist Chios die fünftgrößte Insel Griechenlands und die zehntgrößte im Mittelmeer. Nach der Volkszählung von 2011 hatte die Insel insgesamt 51.390 Einwohner. Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftszentrum der Insel ist die Stadt Chios mit 26.850 Einwohnern.

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