Chios (/ˈkaɪ.ɒs, ˈkaɪ.oʊs, ˈkiː-/; Greek: Χίος, romanized: Chíos [ˈçi.os] , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island,...
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Mastika (redirect from Chios Mastiha)
impacted local Chios farmers, who lost approximately 60 percent of their crops, but also derailed the global supply of the product. Chios Mastiha Liqueur...
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from Chios had been prominent in trade and diplomacy throughout the Black Sea, the Aegean, and the Mediterranean. The Ottoman Empire allowed Chios almost...
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Mastic (plant resin) (redirect from Tears of chios)
(Pistacia lentiscus). It is also known as tears of Chios, being traditionally produced on the island Chios, and, like other natural resins, is produced in...
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Nautical Club of Chios (Greek: Ναυτικός Όμιλος Χίου) is an aquatic club based in Chios. It was founded in 1930. Chios plays almost constantly in A1 Ethniki...
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Blue Star Chios (Greek: Μπλού Στάρ Χίος), formerly Nissos Chios (Greek: Νήσος Χίος), is a high-speed ro-pax ferry of Blue Star Ferries, built, along with...
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Chios (Greek: Χίος) is the main town and a former municipality on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it...
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Chios (Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Χῖος; c. 470 – c. 410 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician, geometer, and astronomer. He was born on the isle of Chios,...
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In Greek mythology, Chios (/ˈkaɪ.ɒs/; Ancient Greek: Χίος) may refer to two possible eponyms of the island of Chios: Chios, one of the Oceanids as a daughter...
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The Chios is a breed of domestic sheep with specific unknown origins. It is classified as a semi-fat tailed breed. The Chios are bred mainly for their...
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Battle of Chios may refer to: Battle of Chios (201 BC), a sea battle between Macedonia and an alliance headed by Rhodes and Pergamum Battle of Chios (1319)...
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Chios Island National Airport (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Χίου) (IATA: JKH, ICAO: LGHI) is an airport on the island of Chios in Greece. It is also known...
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Isidore of Chios was an Egyptian Christian soldier martyred on the island of Chios in 251 during the persecutions ordered by the Roman emperor Decius...
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of the horror of the wartime destruction visited on the Island of Chios in the Chios massacre. A frieze-like display of suffering characters, military...
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Tydeus of Chios (in Greek: Τῡδεύς ὁ Χῖος) was an ancient Greek politician. He was one of the leaders of the democratic party of Chios and one of those...
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Concours Hippique International Officiel (redirect from CHIO)
but not all countries have a CHIO. Two notable long-standing CHIOs are CHIO Aachen [de] in Germany (since 1924) and CHIO Rotterdam in Netherlands, which...
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Berenice of Chios (Greek: Βερενίκη Bereníke; died about 72/71 BC) was an obscure Greek noblewoman from the Greek island of Chios who became the third wife...
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Nessos of Chios (Ancient Greek: Νεσσᾶς or Νέσσος ὁ Χῖος) was a pre-Socratic ancient Greek philosopher from the island of Chios. Little is known about the...
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Euthydemus of Chios (Latin: Euthydemus, Greek: Εὐθύδημος) also Euthydemos was a Greek sophist born in Chios, who emigrated with his brother Dionysodorus...
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The Chios Strait, (Turkish: Sakız Boğazı) or the Chios Channel as referred to by some sources, is a relatively narrow strait in the eastern Aegean Sea...
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Pistacia lentiscus (redirect from Chios turpentine)
grown in the south of the Greek island of Chios in the Aegean Sea, where it is also known by the name "Chios tears". Originally liquid, it is hardened...
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Mesta, Greece (redirect from Mesta, Chios)
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...
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Sphinx (redirect from Sphinx of Modern Chios)
Echidna and Typhon. The sphinx was the emblem of the ancient city-state of Chios, and appeared on seals and the obverse side of coins from the 6th century...
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military units for the recapture of Chios island during the final stages of the Greek War of Independence. Chios had participated in the Greek uprising...
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Bishop of Chios can refer to one of the following two Christian prelates of the Greek island of Chios: the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Chios, continuing...
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the name Chios (Χίος), named after the island of Chios: Greek torpedo boat Chios (1873) (1873–1880), a torpedo boat Greek torpedo boat Chios (1881) (1881–1912)...
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is another ancient site nearby in southwestern Chios. Grotta-Pelos culture Archaeological Museum of Chios Girella, L. – Pavúk, P. 2016: The Nature of Minoan...
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The capital of the regional unit is the town of Chios. The regional unit consists of the islands of Chios, Psara, Oinousses and some smaller uninhabited...
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Aristo of Chios (Greek: Ἀρίστων ὁ Χῖος Ariston ho Chios; fl. c. 260 BC), also spelled Ariston, was a Greek Stoic philosopher and colleague of Zeno of...
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Samos (redirect from List of municipalities in Chios and Samos)
romanized: Sámos) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese archipelago, and off the coast of western...
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