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Chíos, Nísos (island) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 38 24 21 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.4058 decimal degrees |
Long: 026 01 28 E degrees minutes |
Long: 26.0244 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located off west coast of Turkey; probably first inhabited by Pelasgi, Lydians and Carians, then by immigrants from Euboia; was reputedly the home of Homer; in modern times, noted for massacre of Christians by Turks in Greek war of independence in 19th century. |
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Chíos, Nísos (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Khíos (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Chios (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Khios (C,V)
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Scio (C,O,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Khíos island (C,O,display)
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Chíos, Nisí (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Chío (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Chíos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Hios, Nisos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Khíos, Nísos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Nisí Chíos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Nísos Chíos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Nisos Hios (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Nísos Khíos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Pityousa (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Sakís Adasi (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Sakız (NA,V,Turkish (transliterated),U)
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Sakız Adası (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Xíos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Νησί Χίος (NA,V,Greek,U)
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Χίος, Νησί (NA,V,Greek,U)
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Χίος (NA,V,Greek,U)
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Νήσος Χίος (NA,V,Greek,U)
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Χίος, Νήσος (NA,V,Greek,U)
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Pityoussa (H,V)
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............ | ancient name, referred to the island's abundant pine trees |
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Khíos (regional division) (P) |
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