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Mid through the Greek financial crisis in 2016, on a national level there were 15 daily general interest, 11 daily sports, 4 daily business, 10 weekly and 16 Sunday newspapers in circulation. [2] On a local level, almost all regions of Greece have a printed newspaper. Below is a list of newspapers published in Greece.
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 ]
Dimitri Gogos was born in Chios on February 13, 1931, to Greek immigrants from Asia-Minor. [1] In 1950, he immigrated to Melbourne, Australia, where he worked as a waiter and busboy before finding work in various factories, including General Motors Holden.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. OCLC 1011763434. Sturdza, Mihail Dimitri (1999). Dictionnaire Historique et Généalogique des Grandes Familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople. Miller, W. (1911). The Zaccaria of Phocaea and Chios. (1275-1329). The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 31. The Society for the Promotion of ...
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 ...
Chios (Greek: Χίος) is the main town 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] The municipal unit has an area of 22.823 km 2. [3]
Rouketopolemos (Greek Рουκετοπόλεμος, literally 'rocket war') is a local traditional event held annually at Easter in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος), on the Greek island of Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is a variation of the Greek custom of lighting fireworks at the Paschal Vigil on midnight of Easter Sunday.
A son of Diotimus, Strombichides was appointed to command the eight ships which the Athenians sent to the coast of Asia Minor, following the news of the revolt of Chios in 412 BC. On his arrival at Samos he added a Samian trireme to his squadron and sailed to Teos to check on the rebellion there.