Statistics
Capital:	Chios
Area:	910 km²
Elevation:	Lowest: Aegean Sea Highest: (central part)
Inhabitants:	52,290(2001)
Population density:	57.46/km²
ISO 3166-2:	GR-85
FIPS code:	GR50
Car designation:	XI
Code for the municipalities:	54xx
Number of municipalities:	10
Number of independent communes:	none
2-letter abbreviation/HASC:	KH
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Khios, or Chios or Hios (Χίος) as most Greek English speakers know the island, is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea as seen from the island of Santorini The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ... ISO 3166-2:GR are ISO 3166-2 codes for Greece. ... FIPS could mean Federal Information Processing Standard, publicly announced standards developed by the U.S. Federal government. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... map File links The following pages link to this file: Khios Categories: GFDL images ... the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea as seen from the island of Santorini The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ...

The population is about 52,290 (census of 2001), with an area of 910 km². The capital is also called Khíos or Khora; it is a port and the island's chief town. The island is famous for its scenery and good climate. Its chief export is mastic but it also produces olives, figs, and wine. To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Binomial name Pistacia lentiscus L. Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus) is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3-4 m tall, native to the Mediterranean region from Morocco and Iberia east to Turkey. ... Species About 20, including: Olea brachiata Olea capensis Olea caudatilimba Olea europaea Olea exasperata Olea guangxiensis Olea hainanensis Olea laxiflora Olea neriifolia Olea paniculata Olea parvilimba Olea rosea Olea salicifolia Olea tetragonoclada Olea tsoongii Olea undulata The olives (Olea) are a genus of about 20 species of small trees in... Species About 800, including: Ficus altissima Ficus americana Ficus aurea Ficus benghalensis - Indian Banyan Ficus benjamina - Weeping Fig Ficus broadwayi Ficus carica - Common Fig Ficus citrifolia Ficus drupacea Ficus elastica Ficus godeffroyi Ficus grenadensis Ficus hartii Ficus lyrata Ficus macbrideii Ficus macrophylla - Moreton Bay Fig Ficus microcarpa - Chinese Banyan Ficus... A glass of red wine Wine display at the Mt Markey Winery This article is about the beverage. ...

History

Khíos was colonized by Ionians but has been occupied by the Persians, part of the Delian League and the Byzantine Empire, before passing through the possession of the Latin emperors of Constantinople, the Genoese, the Ottoman Turks. Ionian Islands Ionia (Greek Ιωνία) was an ancient region of western coastal of Anatolia (now in Turkey). ... Iran (Persia) (Persian: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in Southwest Asia. ... The Delian League was an association of Greek city-states in the 5th century BC. As it was led by Athens, it is sometimes pejoratively referred to as the Athenian Empire. ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centred at its capital in Constantinople. ... The Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus. ... Location within Italy Flag of Genoa Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Aquaverde Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese Zena, French Gênes) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... The Ottoman Turks were the ethnic subdivision of the Turkic people who dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. ...

During the Turkish occupation, there was a massacre of the islanders after a rebellion in 1822, depicted by Eugène Delacroix in his famous artwork at The Louvre. Khios rejoined the rest of independent Greece after the First Balkan War (1912). 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Eugène Delacroix (portrait by Nadar) Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (April 26, 1798 - August 13, 1863) was an important painter from the French romantic period. ... The main courtyard of the Louvre at night. ... The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912-1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Bulgaria) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia and most of Thrace and then fell out over the division of the spoils, Bulgaria suffering defeat at the... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...

The Turkish massacre of 1822, which annihilated 5/6 of the 120,000 inhabitants of the island, decimated the Mastichohoria, the mastic growing villages in the south of the island. It triggered enormous public outrage in Western Europe, as can be seen in the art of Delacroix, in the writing of Lord Byron and Victor Hugo. Lord Byron, English poet George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788 – April 19, 1824), English Romantic poet, was the most renowned English-language poet of his day. ... Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French author, the most important of the Romantic authors in the French language. ...

Claims to Fame

• The Korai Library, in Khios, is one of the most important in Greece, containing 95,000 volumes.

• Khíos claims to be the birthplace of Homer, Hippocrates the mathematician, and Oenopides. Oenopion, a legendary king, is said to have brought winemaking to the island.

• Khíos is home to one of the biggest ship-owning fraternities in Greece, with such shipping families as Livanos, Chandris, Los, Lemos, Pateras, Fafalios, Tsakos, Frangos, and Xylas hailing from the island.

• Khios' satellite islands include Oinoussais and Psara, from where Kanaris fired the first shots in the Greek Struggle for Independence (1822 onwards).

• Some claim Khios is Christopher Columbus's birthplace. Columbus said he was from Genoa, but he never claimed he was from the city of Genoa itself. Khios was a Genoese possession at the time of Columbus birth, and 'Columbus' is common surname on Khios. Furthermore Columbus appears to have known Khios very well, since he often made references to it in his journals.
• Chios is also the birthplace of some well known poets of modern times as Giorgos Dilvois, Nikos Gialouris, Dimitris Varos and Matheos Moundes.
• Chios Museum of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art, Website
• Chios Archaeological Museum, Website

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Climate

Its climate is mainly Mediterranean. Winters are rarely founded in higher elevations.

Municipalities

Volissos (Greek: Βολισσός) is a small town in the northwest of Khios, Aegean Islands, Greece. ... Volissos is a small town in the northwest of Khios, Aegean Islands, Greece. ... Oinousses is a barren island some 5km from the Greek island of Khios as well as a community and a municipality. ... Omiroupoli or Homiroupoli (Ομηρούπολη) is a small town of 7. ... Psara is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. ...

Communities

• Agios Georgios Sikousis
• Chora (town of Chios)
• Emborios
• Kardamylla
• Mesta
• Oinoussais
• Pyrgi
• Vavili
• Volissos
• Vrondados
• See also: Communities of the Chios prefecture

Oinousses is a barren island some 5km from the Greek island of Khios. ... Volissos is a small town in the northwest of Khios, Aegean Islands, Greece. ... Here are communities and settlements of the island of Chios in Greece: In Chios A-B Agiasmata Agios Galos Agios Georgios Sykousis Amades Anavatos Armolia Avgonima C-D Chalandra Chalkio Chios Dafnon Diefcha E-F Flatsia Fyta G-I K-L Kalamoti Kallimasia Kampia Kampochora Kardamyla Karya Katarraktis Keramos Komi...

External references

• Official Chios website : operated by Chios Prefecture (including tourist guide)
• Chios info : Chios by Holiday.gr
• Association of Rooms to Let & Apartments in Chios
• Travel to Chios: Chios guide
• e-xios.gr: portal for Chios, everything you need
• Chios island Greece: General information including history, villages and famous people
• Chiosnet: Chios Travel Guide
• Chiosonline: Chios Travel Guide
• Interactive travel guide to chios island