Chios
Chios is a region of Greece, an island in the Aegean Sea 8 km off the Turkish coasts. The population is about 54,000, with an area of 904 km². Chios or Chora is a port and the island's chief town.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nea Moni of Chios.
Nea Moni of Chios
Monastery
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Nea Moni is an 11th-century Greek Orthodox former monastery complex, now convent and history museum, located on the island of Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. Nea Moni of Chios is situated 4 km south of Chios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anavatos and Vrontados.
Anavatos
Hamlet
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Anavatos is a medieval, now abandoned, village on the Greek island of Chios, 16 km from Chios. Created in the Byzantine era, probably by workers of the Nea Moni of Chios, the village was abandoned after the Massacre of Chios in 1822 and the earthquake of 1881. Anavatos is situated 3½ km west of Chios.
Vrontados
Town
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Vrontados is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 5,300 the town hosts the seat of the municipal unit of Omiroupoli. Vrontados is situated 6 km east of Chios.
Avghonima
Village
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Avghonima is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Chios.
Chios
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Khíos”, “Nisi Chios”, “Pityousa”, “Sakís Adasi”, “Sakız Adası”, “Scio”, and “Xíos”
- Category: landform
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.411° or 38° 24′ 40″ northLongitude
26.0616° or 26° 3′ 42″ eastPopulation
51,700Elevation
910 metres (2,986 feet)Open location code
8GC8C366+CJGeoNames ID
259972
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Chios” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хиос”
- Catalan: “Quios”
- Chinese: “希俄斯”
- Czech: “Chios”
- Dutch: “Chios”
- Estonian: “Chíos”
- Finnish: “Khios”
- French: “Chios”
- German: “Chios”
- Greek: “Chío”
- Greek: “Chíos”
- Greek: “Nisí Chíos”
- Greek: “Nísos Chíos”
- Greek: “Nisos Hios”
- Greek: “Nísos Khíos”
- Greek: “Νησί Χίος”
- Greek: “Νήσος Χίος”
- Greek: “Χίος”
- Hebrew: “כיוס”
- Italian: “Chio”
- Norwegian: “Khios”
- Polish: “Chios”
- Portuguese: “Chios”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Quíos”
- Portuguese: “Quios”
- Romanian: “Chios”
- Romanian: “Insula Chios”
- Russian: “Хиос”
- Serbian: “Хиос”
- Spanish: “Chíos”
- Spanish: “Quíos”
- Swedish: “Chios”
- Turkish: “Sakız”
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