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Chios (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 22 04 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.3678 decimal degrees |
| Long: 026 08 09 E degrees minutes |
Long: 26.1358 decimal degrees |
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Note: Safe harbor on E coast; reputed to have been the home of Homer; was center of the Homerids, a school of bards; one of 7 cities of Pan-Ionian League from 8th cen. BCE. |
Names: |
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| Khíos (preferred,C,V)
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| Chios (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Chíos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Castro (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Chóra (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Hios (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Kastron (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Khóra (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Sakız (NA,V,Turkish (transliterated),U)
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| Scio (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Xíos (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Κάστρο (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Χώρα (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Χίος (NA,V,Greek,U)
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| Sakiz (C,U,English)
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| סכיז (C,U,Hebrew )
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Khíos (regional division) (P) |
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Chios (island) (P) |
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Chios (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in ancient times |
| town (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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