Avghonima
Avghonima is a village in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands and has about 14 residents. Avghonima is situated nearby to the hamlet Anavatos, as well as near Limenas Lithiou.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 14 residents
- Description: village in Greece
- Also known as: “Avgónima” and “Avgonyma”
- Postal code: 82100
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nea Moni of Chios.
Nea Moni of Chios
Monastery
Photo: FLIOUKAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 km east of Avghonima.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anavatos and Dafnonas.
Anavatos
Hamlet
Photo: Vgargan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3 km north of Avghonima.
Dafnonas
Village
Photo: Spartacos31, CC BY 4.0.
Dafnonas is a village on the center of the island of Chios, located in the North Aegean islands region of Greece. Its population was 366 as of the 2021 census. Dafnonas is situated 6 km southeast of Avghonima.
Vessa
Village
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
Vessa is a village, which is situated 9 km south of Avghonima.
Avghonima
- Category: locality
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.37668° or 38° 22′ 36″ northLongitude
26.0223° or 26° 1′ 20″ eastPopulation
14Elevation
479 metres (1,572 feet)Open location code
8GC892GC+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1334565717OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
264332Wikidata ID
Q21682904
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Avghonima” goes by many names.
- French: “Avgónyma”
- Greek: “Αυγώνυμα Χίου”
- Greek: “Αυγώνυμα”
- Turkish: “Avgonyma”
Localities in the Area
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