Mesta is a Greek traditional village on the island of Chios. It belongs to the Mastic Villages, a group of villages in South Chios where the main activity is the manufacture of mastic.

Limenas

Hamlet

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Limenas is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Chostá.

Mastichochoria is an agricultural area in the Greek island of Chios. 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.

Chostá

Type: Area
Also known as: “Chosta”
Location: Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

38.24504° or 38° 14′ 42″ north

Longitude

25.9049° or 25° 54′ 18″ east

Elevation

148 metres (486 feet)

Open location code

8GC76WW3+2X

GeoNames ID

444673

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In Other Languages

“Chostá” goes by many names.

Greek: “Chostá”
Greek: “Χωστά”

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