Volissos
Volissos is the largest village in the northwest part of Chios, Aegean Islands, Greece. The village is situated 40 km away from the main town of Chios.
- Type: Village with 223 residents
- Description: modern village on Chios, Greece
- Also known as: “Volisos”, “Volissó”, and “Βολίσκος”
- Postal code: 82103
Places of Interest
Highlights: Castle of Volissos and Saint Markella Monastery.
Saint Markella Monastery
Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Markella is a Greek Orthodox… Saint Markella Monastery is situated 3½ km west of Volissos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limia and Pirama.
Pirama
Village
Pirama is a village on the island of Chios, Greece. Pirama is situated 2½ km north of Volissos.
Volissos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.48342° or 38° 29′ 0″ north
Longitude
25.92668° or 25° 55′ 36″ east
Population
223
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
8GC7FWMG+9M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Volissos” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Волисос”
- Cebuano: “Volissós”
- Dutch: “Volissos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤوليسوس”
- Finnish: “Volissós”
- French: “Volissós”
- Greek: “Βολισσός Χίου”
- Greek: “Βολισσός”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Volissós”
- Persian: “وولیسوس”
- Russian: “Волисос”
- Swedish: “Volissós”
- Urdu: “ولیسوس”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Skariotis and Chori.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: ΚΕΠ ΑΜΑΝΗΣ and Κάστρο Βολισσού.
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