Place:Psara, Chios, North Aegean, Greece

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NamePsara
Alt namesPalaiá Psarásource: Getty
TypeCity or town
Coordinates38.533°N 25.567°E
Located inChios, North Aegean, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Psara (, ; known in ancient times as /, /) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Together with the small island of Antipsara (Population 4) it forms the municipality of Psara. It is part of the Chios regional unit, which is part of the North Aegean region. The only town of the island and seat of the municipality is also called Psara.

Psara had 448 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. It has a small port linking to the island of Chios and other parts of Greece.

It was also the site of the Psara massacre, in which thousands of Greeks on the island were massacred by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1824.

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Historical population

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A native of Psara is known in English as a or a .

Year Population Difference
1824
1951 700
1961 576 - 17,71%
1971 487 - 15,45%
1981 460 - 5,54%
1991 438 - 4,78%
2001 422 - 3,65%
2011 446 + 5,69%
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