Chios

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Greek island UNESCO World Heritage Site airport group of traditional villages island in the Aegean Sea massacre medieval village mountain regional unit of Greece

Chios is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, known for its medieval villages, mastic production, and rich maritime history.

Aliases (11)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island → UNESCO World Heritage Site → airport → group of traditional villages → island in the Aegean Sea → massacre → medieval village → medieval village → medieval village → mountain → regional unit of Greece →
administrativeRegionOf	Chios regional unit →
capital	Chios town →
country	Greece →
hasAgriculturalProduct	citrus fruits → olives →
hasAirport	Chios Island National Airport →
hasCulturalTradition	maritime trade → seafaring →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → shipping → tourism →
hasHeritageSite	Nea Moni of Chios →
hasMedievalVillage	Mesta → Olympoi → Pyrgi →
hasMountain	Pelineon →
hasMunicipalityStatus	Municipality of Chios →
hasPort	Port of Chios →
hasRegion	Mastichochoria →
hasReligiousSite	Nea Moni of Chios →
hasSettlement	Kardamyla → Volissos → Vrontados →
hasTraditionalProduct	mastic gum → mastic liqueur →
historicalEvent	Chios massacre of 1822 →
historicalRuler	Byzantine Empire → Genoese → Ottoman Empire →
knownFor	Byzantine monuments → Genoese medieval architecture → Nea Moni of Chios monastery → mastic production → medieval villages → rich maritime history → shipping industry →
language	Greek →
largestCity	Chios town →
locatedIn	North Aegean region → eastern Aegean Sea →
locatedNear	coast of Turkey →
locatedOn	Chios →
partOf	Aegean Islands → Greek War of Independence →
seaBorder	Aegean Sea →
separatedFrom	Anatolia by the Chios Strait →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mastichochoria → Nea Moni of Chios ("island of Chios") →	locatedOn
Chios ("Chios town") →	capital
Aegean islands →	contains
Aegean Sea →	hasPart
Romaniote Jews →	historicalCenter
Chios ("Chios town") →	largestCity
Delian League →	member
Nea Moni of Chios ("Chios town") →	nearestCity
Samos →	neighboringIsland
Homer →	possibleBirthplace
Vevey →	twinTown