Aipos
Aipos is a hamlet in Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands and has about 7 residents. Aipos is situated nearby to the town Vrontados, as well as near the hamlet Mersinidi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Daskalopetra monument and Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery.
Daskalopetra monument
Archaeological site
Photo: FLIOUKAS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Daskalopetra monument is a rock-cut shrine to the goddess Cybele at Daskalopetra, near Vrontados on Chios, in Greece, dating to the late sixth or early fifth century BC. It is probably the earliest known cult site of the Cybele in the Greek world.
Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery
Monastery
Panaghia Mirtidhiotisa Monastery is situated 3 km east of Aipos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vrontados and Lagkada.
Vrontados
Town
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 2½ km southeast of Aipos.
Lagkada
Village
Photo: FrontierNG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lagkada is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Aipos.
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 8 km west of Aipos.
Aipos
- Type: Hamlet with 7 residents
- Also known as: “Aípos”
- Category: locality
- Location: Chios, Chios, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.42054° or 38° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
26.1069° or 26° 6′ 25″ eastPopulation
7Elevation
372 metres (1,220 feet)Open location code
8GC8C4C4+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1832767404OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9353178
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Aipos” goes by many names.
- German: “Aipos”
- Greek: “Αίπος”
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