Merikounda
Merikounda is a hamlet in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands and has about 13 residents. Merikounda is situated nearby to the hamlet Limenas, as well as near Trachylia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 13 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Merikounta”, “Merikoúnta”, “Merikounta, Chios”, and “Merikoynta”
- Postal code: 82102
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mesta and Limenas.
Mesta
Photo: Kostisl, Public domain.
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
Photo: We-are-the-problem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limenas is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km east of Merikounda.
Mastichochoria
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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.
Merikounda
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.2746° or 38° 16′ 29″ northLongitude
25.88911° or 25° 53′ 21″ eastPopulation
13Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8GC77VFQ+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1833279227OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8349509Wikidata ID
Q21682889
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Merikounda” goes by many names.
- German: “Merikounta”
- Greek: “Μερικούντα Χίου”
- Greek: “Μερικούντα”
- Russian: “Мерикоунта”
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