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The University of the Aegean (UA; Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου) is a public, multi-campus university located in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Rhodes, Syros and Lemnos, Greece. It was founded on March 20, 1984, by the Presidential Act 83/1984 and its administrative headquarters are located in the town of Mytilene , on the island of Lesvos.
Chios (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χίου, Greek pronunciation: [periferi.aˈci eˈnotita ˈçi.u]) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of North Aegean. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Chios.
These families, like most of the population of Chios, were of mixed Greek and Genoese descent. This ended with the Chios Massacre of 1822, with much of the population of the island being killed or enslaved. 20,000 were exiled. [1] Many of the refugees moved to other Aegean islands, particularly Psara and Syros. [2]
The Chios Basin is a hydrographic sub-unit of the Aegean Sea adjacent to the island of Chios. [10] A kind of white dirt found near Pyrgi on the southern part of the island [ 11 ] was famed as an astringent and cosmetic since antiquity as Chian earth ( Latin : Chia terra ; [ 12 ] Greek : πηλομαιοτικο , pēlomaiotiko ). [ 11 ]
Mastic is the hardened resin of the mastic tree and is only harvested on Chios, being a major part of the local economy. In the village of Pyrgi, there is even a small Museum of Mastic. Within the European Union, Chios mastika, a mastic-flavoured liqueur has a protected designation of origin. The island's mastic production is controlled by a co ...
Administratively the islands form a municipality within the Chios regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The principal town of the islands and seat of the municipality is also called Oinousses. [2] Oinousses has a small resident population, living primarily in the island's town of Oinousses, and a recently built monastery. The ...
Martino Zaccaria was the Lord of Chios from 1314 to 1329, ruler of several other Aegean islands, and baron of Veligosti–Damala and Chalandritsa in the Principality of Achaea. He distinguished himself in the fight against Turkish corsairs in the Aegean Sea , and received the title of " King and Despot of Asia Minor" from the titular Latin ...
Kardamyla (Greek: Καρδάμυλα) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Chios, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] It is located in the northeastern corner of the island, opposite the island of Oinousses to the east.