Chios

Summary

Chios is an island^[1]. Chios ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,850 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chios is located in Chios Municipality^[3].
• Chios is in the country of Greece^[4].
• Chios is on the body of water Aegean Sea^[5].
• Chios's instance of is recorded as island^[6].
• Chios's instance of is recorded as polis^[7].
• Chios's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bassano Romano^[8].
• The location of Chios was Aegean Sea^[9].
• Chios's postal code is recorded as 82x xx^[10].
• Chios is part of East Aegean Islands^[11].
• Chios's Commons category is recorded as Chios^[12].
• Chios's highest point is recorded as Profitis Ilias^[13].
• Chios's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.4, 'lon': 26.016666666667}^[14].
• Chios's significant event is recorded as Campaign of Chios^[15].
• Chios's official website is recorded as https://www.chios.gr/^[16].
• Chios's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chios^[17].
• Chios has a population of {'amount': '+51930'}^[18].
• Chios's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[19].
• Chios's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[20].
• Chios's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[21].
• Chios's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Chios's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[23].
• Chios's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Chios's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Chios's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Chios's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Chios^[27].

Body

Identity

Chios is part of East Aegean Islands^[11].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Chios include Chios sheep^[28], a sheep breed^[29]; Chios Strait^[30], a strait^[31], in Greece^[32]; Chios Island National Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Greece^[35], founded in 1969^[36]; and Metropolis of Chios, Psara and Oinousses^[37], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy^[38], in Greece^[39], founded in 0325^[40], headquartered in Chios^[41].

Why It Matters

Chios ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,850 views/month).^[2] Chios has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Chios is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Chios include Chios sheep^[28], a sheep breed^[29]; Chios Strait^[30], a strait^[31], in Greece^[32]; Chios Island National Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Greece^[35], founded in 1969^[36]; and Metropolis of Chios, Psara and Oinousses^[37], an Eastern Orthodox eparchy^[38], in Greece^[39], founded in 0325^[40], headquartered in Chios^[41].