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CHALKIS, Euboea island, Greece

name: fem. η Xαλκίς
gre.capital: XAΛKIΣ
gre.pron:[xal`cis]
mod.gre: Xαλκίδα [xal`ciδa]

transliteration:
romanization: Chalcis.
phonetic: Khalkis, Halkis, Halkida, Halkidha.

about:

Main town (c.53.000 inhabitants in 2001) of the island: Euboea [`evia].

Known since antiquity for the puzzling behaviour of the waters of the Euripos strait [`evripos].

The philosopher Aristotle (384-322 a.e.v.) died in Chalcis.

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