Piryi

Pyrgi is a village on the Greek island of , known as the "painted village" on account of the decoration of the houses. This mostly consists of black and white decorative motifs in different shapes.
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 755 residents
  • Description: village in Chios, Greece
  • Also known as: Pirghi”, “Pirgi”, “Piryí”, “Piryíon”, “Pyrgi”, “Pyrgi, Greece”, and “Pyrgion
  • Postal code: 82102

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Chios Mastic Museum.

Museum

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mastichochoria and Emporeios.

is an agricultural area in the island of . It is the most prominent producer of the mastic, a resin obtained from the domesticated mastic tree; in fact, the tree is endemic to this area and, thus, the resin grown there has a PDO status.

Village
Emporio is a prehistoric settlement in the southeastern part of the island of in the municipality of . Pyrgi is the largest village nearby. is situated 5 km southeast of Piryi.

Village
is a village on the island of . The village is situated on hilly terrain and has a population of several hundred. is situated 7 km north of Piryi.

Piryi

Latitude
38.22721° or 38° 13′ 38″ north
Longitude
25.99893° or 25° 59′ 56″ east
Population
755
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Open location code
8GC76XGX+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1392106993
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
255188
Wiki­data ID
Q1782670
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Piryi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بيرغي
  • Cebuano: Pyrgíon
  • Dutch: Pyrgi
  • Egyptian Arabic: پيرجى
  • Finnish: Pyrgí
  • French: Pyrgí
  • French: Pyryí
  • German: Pyrgi
  • Greek: Πυργί Χίου
  • Greek: Πυργί
  • Greek: Πυργίον
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pyrgi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Pyrjí
  • Norwegian: Pyrgi
  • Persian: پیرغی
  • Russian: Пирьи
  • Swedish: Pyrgíon

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tower of Pyrgi and Ιερός Ναός Αγίων Αποστόλων Πυργίου.

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