Chios

Chios is a region of , an island in the Aegean Sea 8 km off the Turkish coasts. The population is about 54,000, with an area of 904 km². is a port and the island's chief town.
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  • Island
  • …has 51,700 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 910 metres (2,986 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Khíos”
    “Nisi Chios”
    “Pityousa”
    “Sakís Adasi”
    “Sakız Adası”
    “Scio”
    “Xíos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nea Moni of Chios.

Monastery
Photo: FLIOUKAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nea Moni is an 11th-century Greek Orthodox former… is situated 4 km south of Chios.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anavatos and Vrontados.

Hamlet
Photo: Vgargan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval, mostly abandoned, village on the Greek island of , 16 km from . is situated 3½ km west of Chios.

Town
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of in . is situated 6 km east of Chios.

Village
Photo: Vgargan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Chios.

Chios

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Latitude
38.411° or 38° 24′ 40″ north
Longitude
26.0616° or 26° 3′ 42″ east
Open location code
8GC8C366+CJ
Geo­Names 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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Localities in the Area

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Chios: Highlights

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