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On 11 June 2016, the Chios Mastic Museum opened its doors in Rachi, on the southern part of Chios in the region of the
Mastichochoria. It offers a permanent exhibition about mastiha production on the island, explaining its history and cultivation techniques as well as demonstrating its different uses
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The CGMGA has a Board of
Directors consists of nine members. Three members are permanent: these are the Director of the Agricultural Service, the technical supervisor of the ATE bank and the Commissioner of NCGAC. The other six board positions are elected.
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The organisation is mainly involved with the management of the agricultural production, supporting local growers, stimulating research, and providing legal assistance.
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and is only harvested on Chios, being a major part of the local economy. In the village of Pyrgi, there is even a small Museum of Mastic.
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348:Ένωση Μαστιχοπαραγωγών Χίου
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935:Agios Georgios Sykousis
369:List of mastic villages
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254:Vehicle registration
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273:Μαστιχοχώρια
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170:Municipality
151:North Aegean
26:Μαστιχοχώρια
1285:Monasteries
915:Tholopotami
901:Mesa Didyma
895:Katarraktis
840:Pispilounta
826:Nea Potamia
773:Agios Minas
420:Tholopotami
414:Ekso Didima
408:Kallimassia
405:Katarraktis
317:mastic tree
122: /
1333:Categories
1128:Chios town
1070:Sidirounta
1051:Omiroupoli
988:Spartounta
928:Kampochora
891:Kallimasia
884:Exo Didyma
866:Chios Town
858:Chios Town
829:Nenitouria
698:2016-06-21
678:2016-06-21
607:2016-06-20
503:References
194:Population
1276:Vrontados
1266:Oinousses
1256:Kardamyla
1136:Aplotaria
1077:Vrontados
981:Kardamyla
965:Kardamyla
952:Ververato
820:Leptopoda
817:Kourounia
805:Chalandra
802:Agio Gala
726:Panoramio
465:sgraffito
435:Neochorio
216:Time zone
1271:Volissos
1219:Avgonyma
1214:Anavatos
1061:Avgonyma
1058:Anavatos
1019:Kalamoti
942:Dafnonas
938:Chalkeio
904:Myrmigki
847:Volissos
832:Parparia
823:Melanios
785:Thymiana
781:Neochori
497:wildfire
390:Kalamoti
288:(Χίος),
1073:Sykiada
1067:Lagkada
1033:Patrika
1030:Olympoi
1016:Emporio
1008:Armolia
985:Pityous
949:Vaviloi
887:Flatsia
814:Keramos
808:Diefcha
728:website
490:Ottoman
484:In the
476:today.
417:Mirmigi
393:Patrika
387:Armolia
324:mastika
135:Country
110:25°59′E
107:38°15′N
1311:Events
1261:Lagada
1245:Nenita
1224:Kampos
1064:Karyes
977:Kampia
973:Amades
955:Zyfias
912:Pagida
908:Nenita
843:Trypes
836:Pirama
654:
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402:Nenita
379:Olimpi
313:mastic
294:Greece
139:Greece
1241:Mesta
1237:Pyrgi
1233:Elata
1120:Chios
1041:Vessa
1037:Pyrgi
1026:Mesta
1022:Lithi
1012:Elata
918:Vouno
898:Koini
877:Ionia
795:Amani
764:Chios
559:(PDF)
552:(PDF)
454:Mesta
432:Lithi
429:Elata
426:Vessa
399:Vouno
383:Pyrgi
375:Mesta
352:CGMGA
344:Greek
306:Mestá
302:Pyrgi
298:Chios
286:Chios
269:Greek
242:UTC+3
221:UTC+2
202:3,384
175:Chios
163:Chios
991:Viki
811:Fyta
652:ISBN
627:ISBN
578:ISBN
396:Kini
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