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

See also

  • Chora Church, a Byzantine church in Istanbul
  • Khôra, Greek term used by Plato to describe neither being nor nonbeing
  • All pages with titles beginning with Chora
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