Amani, Greece
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Amani is a former municipality on the island of Chios
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...

, North Aegean, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chios
Chios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...

, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northwestern part of the island, and has a land area of 158.392 km². Its population was 2,668 at the 2001 census. The seat of the municipality was in Volissos
Volissos
Volissos is the largest village in the northwest part of Chios, Aegean Islands, Greece. The village is situated 40km away from the main town of Chios. Volissos has a port called "Limia" that connects the island with the island of Psara. Saint Markella of Chios lived in the village. Volissos is...

(pop. 417). Its next largest town is Parpariá (261).
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