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[[File:Chios-Chioshighview.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the town]]
[[File:Chios-Chioshighview.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the town]]
'''Chios''', also called ''Chora'', is the main town of the island of [[Chios]], located within the [[Affluence Bay]].
'''Chios''', also called ''Chora'', is the main town of the island of [[Chios]], located within the [[Affluence Bay]].
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Greek word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/χώρα χώρα] (''khṓrā'') means 'town, village', and was often used of the main settlement of the area.
*''Chora'' (χώρα) is a [[Greece|Greek]] word which simply means 'town'. It is often used as the name of the main town on an island, following the common practice in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

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A view of the town

Chios, also called Chora, is the main town of the island of Chios, located within the Affluence Bay.

During the Peloponnesian War the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the city.[1]

Trivia

  • Chora (χώρα) is a Greek word which simply means 'town'. It is often used as the name of the main town on an island, following the common practice in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town.

Appearances

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