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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: History of Chios, People from Chios, Populated places in the Chios Prefecture, Pistacia lentiscus, Mikis Theodorakis, Andreas Papandreou, Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, Leo Allatius, Mastic, Psara, Raghib Pasha, Nea Moni of Chios, Chios Massacre, George Colvocoresses, Saint Markella, 1881 Chios earthquake, Nikephoros of Chios, Orazio Giustiniani, C. A. Trypanis, Benedetto I Zaccaria, Vincenzo Giustiniani, Stefan Fatsis, Stamatios Krimigis, Adamantios Vassilakis, Petros Molyviatis, Giovanni Giustiniani, Martino Zaccaria, Stavros G. Livanos, Neophytos of Chios, Oinousses, Leonard of Chios, Euthymius III of Chios, Chian wine, Dimitris Varos, Rouketopolemos, Mastichochoria, Chios Island National Airport, Roman Catholic Diocese of Chios, Patriarch Joachim IV of Constantinople, Stylianos Miliadis, Elpida Tsouri, Kardamyla, Archaeological Museum of Chios, Omiroupoli, Vrontados, Neochori, Chios, Benedetto II Zaccaria, Adamantios Lemos, Patriarch Constantine V of Constantinople, John D. Chandris, Antipsara, Elata, Neophytus Vamvas, Amani, Greece, Kampochora, Agios Minas, Ionia, Chios, Patriarch Joachim II of Constantinople, Benedetto Giustiniani, Maona di Chio e di Focea, Chios Byzantine Museum. Excerpt: Chios (Greek: , pronounced; alternative transliterations Khios and Hios) is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres (five miles) off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages. The 11th century monastery of "Nea Moni," a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located on the island. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Chios peripheral unit, which is part of the North Aegean Periphery. The principal town of the island and...
