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    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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    (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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Scymnus (redirect from Scymnus of Chios)
    Scymnus of Chios (Greek: Σκύμνος ὁ Xῖος; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer. It was thought he was the author of the Periodos to Nicomedes, a work...
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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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    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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  • encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Article: "Ion of Chios" Smith William. “Ion of Chios” ‘’Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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 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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  • settlements in Chios regional unit in Greece: Agio Gala Agios Georgios Sykousis Amades Anavatos Armolia Avgonyma Chalandra Chalkeio Chios (town) Dafnonas...
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    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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  • 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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  • The 2012 Chios Forest Fire was a wildfire that broke out in the southern half of the Greek island of Chios shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday 18 August...
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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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    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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