Psara
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Psara (Greek: Ψαρά [ps̠aˈɾa]), known in ancient times as Psyra (Ψύρα) and Psyrie (Ψυρίη), is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. Together with the small island of Antipsara, 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 420 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. It has a small port linking to the island of Chios and other parts of Greece.
In the Psara massacre on the island, thousands of Greeks were massacred by Ottoman troops during the Greek War of Independence in 1824.
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