Administrative Region : North Aegean
Regional unit : Chios
Karyes (Καρυαί) Chios
See also: Chios (island)
Karyes is a village in the central part of the island of Chios, specifically located in the northeastern part of the island. The village is 6 km from the port of Chios. The village is visible from the port of Chios. The village presents a kind of amphitheater form. The village has a great view and you can see all the points of the horizon. It is rich in vegetation and the water that comes from the area is of very good quality. The water gushes from the fountains of the village. In the center of the village is the village square, which is covered by plane trees. In the square is the Community Office, the main fountain of the village also known as "Mana", the playground, the Monument of the Fallen of 1940 and the church of Agios Nikolaos the New Martyr. At the same time, in the village there is the stadium of Karyes, the fountain of Koukia, the cultural center "Analipsi", the primary school, the kindergarten, shops selling goods and restaurants.
The inhabitants of the village are 975. The inhabitants are engaged in various kinds of work, mainly in shipping, agriculture and animal husbandry. The inhabitants are warmly concerned with the needs of their place. Almost all the inhabitants of the village are Orthodox Christians, in fact for the consolidation of the Orthodox religion in the area from the past to the present, the residents themselves help in the construction of churches and their good preservation. Even today, many Karousides "abroad" or the villagers themselves "give sponsorships to make important projects for the place.
Orthodox Churches
The main parish in the area, where most of the chapels belong and the Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring, is the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Karyes. The temples located in the area of Karyes, according to the Holy Diocese of Chios are:
Chapels [1]:
Agia Markella
Agia Anna
Agios Nikolaos New Martyr of Chios
Agios Nikolaos
Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou
Assumption of the Savior (Arvanitissa)
Of the Holy Cross
Agiod Ephraim
Apotomis Kefalis Timiou Prodromou "is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Chios"
Monasteries:
Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi Karyes [1]
Monastery of Agios Markod
Nea Moni
Agion Pateron ( Holy Fathers) [2]
Bibliographic sources
Holy Diocese of Chios. "Holy Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Karyes" (http://www.imchiou.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1198%3A2013-12-2-29-17-00-54&catid=36%3A2011-06-05- 15-23-01 & Itemid = 128). [Dead link]
Holy Diocese of Chios. "Holy Monasteries". It was archived from the original (http://www.imchiou.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=60) on March 24, 2016. Retrieved on April 3, 2016.
| Municipal unit Omiroupoli |
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| Municipal Community Vrontados |
| Aipos (Αίπος, ο) |
| Vrontados (Βροντάδος, ο) |
| Moni Agiou Stefanou (Μονή Αγίου Στεφάνου, η) |
| Moni Myrsinidiou (Μονή Μυρσινιδίου, η) |
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| Agios Stefanos (Άγιος Στέφανος, ο (νησίς)) |
| Agrelopos (Αγρελωπός, ο) |
| Lagkada (Λαγκάδα, η) |
| Community Anavatos |
| Anavatos (Ανάβατος, ο) |
| Community Avgonyma |
| Avgonyma (Αυγώνυμα, τα |
| Community Karyes |
| Agia Paraskevi (Αγία Παρασκευή, η) |
| Agios Dimitrios (Άγιος Δημήτριος, ο) |
| Karyes (Καρυαί, αι) |
| Moni Agiou Markou (Μονή Αγίου Μάρκου, η) |
| Moni Agion Pateron (Μονή Αγίων Πατέρων, η) |
| Nea Moni (Νέα Μονή, η) |
| Community Sidirounta |
| Sidirounta (Σιδηρούντα, η) |
| Community Sykiada |
| Pantoukios (Παντουκιός, ο) |
| Sykiada (Sykiada) (Συκιάδα, η |
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