Oinousses
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Oinousses (, alternative forms: Aignousa (Αιγνούσα) or Egnousa (Εγνούσα)) is a barren cluster of 1 larger and 8 smaller islands some off the north-east coast of the Greek island of Chios and west of Turkey. 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. Oinousses has a small resident population, living primarily in the island's town of Oinousses, and a recently built monastery. The town is centred on a square and a small port; it i
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Oinousses
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Οινούσσες
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Inousson.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- North Aegean
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Chios
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 911
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 17.427
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 821 01
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 22710
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΧΙ
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Oinousses main settlement.JPG
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Oinousses main settlement
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Oinousses Municipality
- Population
- 573
- Area
- 14.382
- Body of water
- Chios Strait
- Image
- Oinousses main settlement.JPG
- Dialing code
- 2271
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- Commons category
- Oinousses
- postal code
- 821 01
- native label
- Οινούσσες
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Employment
- The islands of the complex
- Historical population
- See also
- References
- External links
Oinousses (, alternative forms: Aignousa (Αιγνούσα) or Egnousa (Εγνούσα)) is a barren cluster of 1 larger and 8 smaller islands some off the north-east coast of the Greek island of Chios and west of Turkey. 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. Oinousses has a small resident population, living primarily in the island's town of Oinousses, and a recently built monastery. The town is centred on a square and a small port; it includes a school, several churches, a Naval high school and a maritime museum. The only other populated settlements are Kástron and Aspalathrókampos.
==Employment== The vast majority of the workforce of the island is engaged in seafaring, fishing and goat-herding.
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