Chios

Summary

Chios is an island^[1]. Chios ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (680 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 image is recorded as Chios NASA satellite image.jpg^[6].
• Chios's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Chios's instance of is recorded as polis^[8].
• Chios's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bassano Romano^[9].
• Chios's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 236336846^[10].
• Chios's GND ID is recorded as 4009976-3^[11].
• Chios's locator map image is recorded as 2011 Dimos Chiou.png^[12].
• Chios's location is recorded as Aegean Sea^[13].
• Chios's postal code is recorded as 82x xx^[14].
• Chios's part of is recorded as East Aegean Islands^[15].
• Chios's Commons category is recorded as Chios^[16].
• Chios's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3188280^[17].
• Chios's highest point is recorded as Profitis Ilias^[18].
• Chios's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.4, 'lon': 26.016666666667}^[19].
• Chios's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04c1t^[20].
• Chios's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0083981^[21].
• Chios's significant event is recorded as Campaign of Chios^[22].
• Chios's official website is recorded as https://www.chios.gr/^[23].
• Chios's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chios^[24].
• Chios's page banner is recorded as Chios Banner.jpg^[25].
• Chios's population is recorded as {'amount': '+51930'}^[26].
• Chios's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0053775^[27].

Body

Identity

Chios's part of is recorded as East Aegean Islands^[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Chios include Chios sheep^[28], a sheep breed^[29]; Chios Island National Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Greece^[32], founded in 1969^[33]; Chios Strait^[34], a strait^[35], in Greece^[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 (680 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 Island National Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Greece^[32], founded in 1969^[33]; Chios Strait^[34], a strait^[35], in Greece^[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].