Chios [island] - Chios

Japanese: キオス[島] - キオス
Chios [island] - Chios
A Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, just 6 km from the Turkish coast. Hilly with a highest point of 1,297 m. Produces figs, grapes, olives, antimony, marble, and is famous for frankincense (a type of resin). The central city, Chios, is a good port on the east coast and was one of the most important poleis in ancient Greece. During the Greek War of Liberation (1822), a massacre of the inhabitants occurred by Turkish troops. It was annexed by Greece in 1912. Historical sites such as the Byzantine monastery of Nea Moni were registered as a World Heritage Site in 1990, along with the monasteries of Daphni and Hosios Loukas near Athens. 904 km2 . Population: 53,408 (2001).

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Japanese:
エーゲ海東部のギリシア領の島で,トルコ海岸からわずか6kmにある。丘陵性で最高点は1297m。イチジク,ブドウ,オリーブ,アンチモン,大理石などを産し,乳香(樹脂の一種)の名産地。中心都市キオスは東岸の良港で,古代ギリシアの有力なポリスの一つであった。ギリシア解放戦争時(1822年)にはトルコ軍による住民の大虐殺が起こった。1912年にギリシアに併合。ビザンティン時代のネア・モニ修道院などの史跡は,アテネ近郊のダフニ修道院群やオシオス・ルカス修道院群とともに1990年,世界文化遺産に登録された。904km2。5万3408人(2001)。

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