Editing Chios (section)

===Regions===
Chios can be divided into five regions.

====East coast====
[[File:Chiostownpark.jpg|thumb|[[Chios (town)|Chios]] Municipal Park, with a statue of [[Konstantinos Kanaris]]]]

Midway up the east coast lie the main population centers, the main town of Chios, and the regions of Vrontados and Kambos. Chios Town, with a population of 32,400, is built around the island's main harbour and medieval castle. The current castle, with a perimeter of {{cvt|1400|m}}, was principally constructed during the time of Genoese and Ottoman rule, although remains have been found dating settlements there back to 2000 B.C. The town was substantially damaged by an earthquake in 1881, and only partially retains its original character.

North of Chios Town lies the large suburb of [[Vrontados]] (population 4,500), which claims to be the birthplace of [[Homer]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=John Boardman |author2=C. E. Vaphopoulou-Richardson |title=Chios: a conference at the Homereion in Chios, 1984 |date=1986 |publisher=Clarendon Press |isbn=9780198148647 |page=v |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R19oAAAAMAAJ|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722081400/https://books.google.ca/books?id=R19oAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y|archive-date=22 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The suburb lies in the [[Omiroupoli]] municipality, and its connection to the poet is supported by an archaeological site known traditionally as "Teacher's Rock".<ref>Δασκαλóπετρα</ref>

====Southern region (Mastichochória)====
In the southern region of the island are the {{lang|el-Latn|[[Mastichochoria]]}}<ref>{{lang|el|Μαστιχοχώρια}}</ref> (literally 'mastic villages'), the seven villages of Mesta ({{lang|el|Μεστά}}), Pyrgi ({{lang|el|Πυργί}}), Olympi ({{lang|el|Ολύμποι}}), Kalamoti ({{lang|el|Καλαμωτή}}), Vessa ({{lang|el|Βέσσα}}), Lithi ({{lang|el|Λιθί}}), and [[Elata]] ({{lang|el|Ελάτα}}), which together have controlled the production of [[Mastic (plant resin)|mastic gum]] in the area since the Roman period. The villages, built between the 14th and 16th centuries, have a carefully designed layout with fortified gates and narrow streets to protect against the frequent raids by marauding pirates.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} Between Chios Town and the Mastichochoria lie a large number of historic villages including Armolia ({{lang|el|Αρμόλια}}), Myrmighi ({{lang|el|Μυρμήγκι}}), and Kalimassia ({{lang|el|Καλλιμασιά}}).{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} Along the east coast are the fishing villages of Kataraktis ({{lang|el|Καταρράκτης}}) and to the south, Nenita ({{lang|el|Νένητα}}).

====Interior====
Directly in the centre of the island, between the villages of Avgonyma to the west and Karyes to the east, is the 11th century monastery of [[Nea Moni of Chios|Nea Moni]], a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]]. The monastery was built with funds given by the Byzantine Emperor [[Constantine IX]], after three monks, living in caves nearby, had petitioned him while he was in exile on the island of [[Lesbos]]. The monastery had substantial estates attached, with a thriving community until the [[Chios Massacre|massacre of 1822]]. It was further damaged during the 1881 earthquake.<ref>[http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/5/717/2005/nhess-5-717-2005.pdf 1881 and 1949 earthquakes at the Chios-Cesme Strait (Aegean Sea) and their relation to tsunamis]</ref> In 1952, due to the shortage of monks, Nea Moni was converted to a convent.