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Chora
Chora may refer to: Places Greece ''Chora'' (meaning "Town" in Greek), 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. * Chora, old capital of the island of Alonnisos * Chora, village on the island of Folegandros * Chora, Ios, capital of the island of Ios * Chora, Messinia, a small town in Messenia in the Peloponnese * Chora, principal town on the island of Mykonos * Chora, an alternative name for Naxos city on the island of Naxos * Chora, principal town on the island of Patmos * Chora Sfakion, a town on the south coast of Crete * Chora, the main town of the island of Kythira Other * Chora (software), a web-based CVS repository viewer * Miura Chora (1729–1780), Japanese poet * Chora (woreda), a district in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia * Chora, Iran, village in Gilan Province * Chora District, in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan * Chora, Afghan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chora Church
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Miura Chora
was a Japanese poet raised in Ise, in the Mie Prefecture of Shima Province on the island of Honshu, Japan. He traveled throughout the country composing poems and helped lead the Matsuo Bashō revival movement of the eighteenth century. Childhood Miura grew up in Shima province with an older sister and a younger brother. His father left his family during Chora's childhood, so his mother took over control of the family. She never remarried and raised her children by herself. Chora was home-schooled as a child. Being neighbors with the Taniguchi family, Chora was close friends with Yosa Buson. They met when Buson was 20 years old, and both admired Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa. Adulthood and death In an article for the periodical ''Early Modern Japan'', Cheryl Crowley wrote, "Chora . . . studied with disciples of Bakurin, a leader of a rural Bashō school. Chora was a successful haikai master with numerous students, although he had a reputation for being irresponsible and profliga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mykonos
Mykonos (, ; el, Μύκονος ) is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island has an area of and rises to an elevation of at its highest point. There are 10,134 inhabitants according to the 2011 census, most of whom live in the largest town, Mykonos, which lies on the west coast. The town is also known as ''Chora'' (i.e. 'Town' in Greek, following the common practice in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town). Mykonos's nickname is "The Island of the Winds", due to the very strong winds that usually blow on the island. Tourism is a major industry and Mykonos is known for its vibrant nightlife and for being a gay-friendly destination with many establishments catering for the LGBT community. History Herodotus mentions Carians as the original inhabitants of the island. Ionians from Athens seem to have followed next in the early 11th century BC. There were many people living on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chora, Messinia
Chora is a small town in the western part of Messinia, in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. With a population of 3.454 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the municipality of Pylos-Nestoros and the fifth largest settlement in Messinia. Chora is renowned for its long history. It houses an archeological museum and it is located 3 kilometers away from the Palace of Nestor. Location Chora is located in the southwestern part of Greece, in the peripheral unit of Messinia in Greece. It is 273 kilometers away from Athens, 205 kilometers away from Patras and 55 kilometers away from Kalamata. It has an altitude of 294 meters and it is built on the foothills of Aigaleo Mountain and 12 kilometers away from the Ionian Sea. Chora is 10 kilometers away from Gargalianoi and 21 kilometers away from Pylos. Romanos beach, Divari beach and the world-famous Voidokilia beach are located near the town. History Chora is associated with Ancient Pylos, one of the most important My ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chora District
Chora District is a district of Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. The district center is the town of Chora, with a population of about 3,000. It is a rural town with no industry beyond livestock, agriculture, and small merchants. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to officially open the Tarinkot to Chora Road Oct. 4, 2011. The Dutch State Secretary, Ben Knapen, along with the Uruzgan Uruzgan (Dari), also spelled as Urozgan or Oruzgan, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Uruzgan is located in the center of the country. The population is 436,079, and the province is mostly a tribal society. Tarinkot serves as th ... provincial governor, Mohammed Sherzad, held the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of construction of the road that will better connect the Chora district to the provincial capital city by cutting travel time between the two by more than half. District profile: * Villages: 100 * Schools: 21 primary, 2 high schools. * Health centers: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chora, Afghanistan
Chora ( ps, چوره) is a town and the capital of Chora District in Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan. Chora has a population of about 3,000. It is a rural town with no industry beyond livestock, agriculture, and small merchants. History During the War in Afghanistan, the Battle of Chora took place in and around Chora during June 15–19, 2007. The fighting was between International Security Assistance Force and Afghan forces on one side and Taliban forces on the other, for the control of Chora, regarded by the Taliban as a tactical target because it provides ground access from unsecured Gizab district in the north to the provincial capital of Tarinkot Tarīnkōṭ ( prs, ترين کوت), also spelled as Tarin Kowt, is the capital of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan in the Tarinkot District. Tarinkot city has a population of 71,604 (2015), with some 200 small shops in the city's bazaar .... According to some press reports, the fighting was the largest Taliban of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kythira
Kythira (, ; el, Κύθηρα, , also transliterated as Cythera, Kythera and Kithira) is an Greek islands, island in Greece lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is traditionally listed as one of the seven main Ionian Islands, although it is distant from the main group. Administratively, it belongs to the Islands (regional unit), Islands regional unit, which is part of the Attica (region), Attica region, despite its distance from the Saronic Islands, around which the rest of Attica is centered. As a municipality, it includes the island of Antikythera to the south. The island is strategically located between the Greek mainland and Crete, and from ancient times until the mid 19th century was a crossroads of merchants, sailors, and conquerors. As such, it has had a long and varied history and has been influenced by many civilizations and cultures. This is reflected in its architecture (a blend of traditional, Aegean Sea, Aegean and Venice, Venetian el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folegandros
Folegandros (also Pholegandros; el, Φολέγανδρος) is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea that, together with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini, forms the southern part of the Cyclades. Its surface area is and it has 765 inhabitants. It has three small villages, Chora, Karavostasis, and Ano Meria, which are connected by a paved road. Folegandros is part of the Thira regional unit. Mythology According to Greek mythology, it was said to have derived its name from a son of Minos. History Little is known about the ancient history of Folegandros. Its inhabitants were Dorians. Later it came under Athenian rule. The island contained a ''polis'' (city-state) called Pholegandros, which was sited at the modern Chora and a member of the Delian League where it appears on Athenian tribute lists between 425/4 and 416/15 BCE. The island was called the iron Pholegandros by Aratus on account of its ruggedness, and is also noted by ancient geographers Strabo and Ptolemy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chora, Ios
Chora or Hora ( el, Χώρα), officially Ios ( el, Ίος), is the capital town of Ios Island in Greece and is the largest settlement on the island. It contains many of the island's facilities of tourism such as hotels and apartments. The town has only some small roads for cars many paths only accessible by foot. It is built between two small hills and in the town there are at least 24 small churches with the most famous one being the church of Panagia Gremiotissa ("Panagia of the Cliff"). The modern town sits on the ruins of the ancient ''polis'' (city-state) of Ios. Architecture The town has typically Cycladic architecture. Almost all the buildings are covered with a layer of white lime Lime commonly refers to: * Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit * Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide * Lime (color), a color between yellow and green Lime may also refer to: Botany ... with sea blue colored doors and window ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patmos
Patmos ( el, Πάτμος, ) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It is famous as the location where John of Patmos received the visions found in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament, and where the book was written. One of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex, it has a population of 2,998 and an area of . The highest point is Profitis Ilias, above sea level. The municipality of Patmos, which includes the offshore islands of Arkoi (pop. 44), Marathos (pop. 5), and several uninhabited islets, has a total population of 3,047 (2011 census) and a combined land area of . It is part of the Kalymnos regional unit. In 1999, the island's historic center Chora, along with the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse, were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO because of their significance in Christianity and the preservation of ancient religious ceremonies that occur on the island. The monastery was founded by Saint Christodulos. Patm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chora (woreda)
Chora is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Chora is bordered on the south by the Jimma Zone, on the west by Yayu (woreda), Yayu, on the northwest by Supena Sodo, on the north by Dega (woreda), Dega, and on the east by Bedele (woreda), Bedele. The major town in Chora is Kumbabe. Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda. Over 50 square kilometers are planted with this crop. Demographics The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 100,506, of whom 49,784 were men and 50,722 were women; 7,715 or 7.68% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Islam in Ethiopia, Moslem, with 61.1% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 25.11% practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 13.66% of the population said they were P'ent'ay, Protestant. Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia), Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this wore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chora Sfakion
Image:Chora Sfakion 1941 evacuation monument.jpg, 200px, Monument commemorating the evacuation during WW2 of British and ANZAC forces from Hora Sfakion in May 1941. ''Click on the left plaque for a closer view'' rect 198 536 320 1082 rect 0 0 900 1200 desc bottom-left Hóra Sfakíon ( el, Χώρα Σφακίων) or Sfakia (Σφακιά ) is a town on the south coast of Crete, Greece. It is the capital of the remote and mountainous region of Sfakiá, and is a small town of just 265 inhabitants (2011 census). It lies on the south coast near the end of the Imbros Gorge, 74 km south of Chania. It has two small harbours, where the ferry boats from Agia Roumeli dock, which in the summer bring the hikers from the Samaria Gorge to take buses back to the northern coast. From Hóra Sfakíon ferries also go to the nearby coastal town of Loutro and the island Gavdos. Hóra Sfakíon is a small village with a main harbourfront of tavernas, two minimarkets, a butcher, and a bakery. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
