Have you ever heard of Pasha Island? It’s one of the many hidden gems of Greece, where hundreds of islands and islets dot the coastline. Some are so obscure that they have their own stories, have few or no residents, or have been deserted. Most islands, islets, and rocky outcrops are in the Aegean Sea, and many are unfamiliar to most people. That’s the case with a small island near Chios Island with a curious name: Pasha! This island belongs to the island complex Oinousses group and has some very special inhabitants.
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The island of Pasha Oinousses or Passas as it is written is also called Panagia. This island is the second largest islet of the Oinousses complex located northeast of Chios. Specifically, it is located east of Oinousses, very close to the coast of Asia Minor. It is a small islet with an area of only 2.5 square kilometers.
What makes the island stand out, even more, is not its name or its small area but the fact that apart from the few trees it has on it, dogs and donkeys live there! As far as the island’s buildings are concerned, there is the Church of the Holy Pilgrimage of Zoodochos Pigi of Panagia Oinousses island. There is also the National Guard “Panagia” which belongs to the 96th High Command of the National Guard Battalions. What also stands out is the lighthouse of the island which was built in 1863 by the French Company of Lighthouses. Its height reaches 8.5 meters and its focal height is 75 meters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pasha Island, also known as Passas or Panagia, is a small islet of only 2.5 square kilometers located in the Oinousses complex northeast of Chios Island in Greece. It is the second largest islet in the Oinousses group and is situated east of Oinousses, very close to the coast of Asia Minor.
Pasha Island is unique because its only residents are dogs and donkeys. The island has no permanent human inhabitants, making it one of Greece's most unusual and mysterious islands.
Pasha Island features several notable structures including the Church of the Holy Pilgrimage of Zoodochos Pigi of Panagia Oinousses, a National Guard station called 'Panagia' belonging to the 96th High Command of the National Guard Battalions, and a lighthouse built in 1863 by the French Company of Lighthouses that stands 8.5 meters high with a focal height of 75 meters.
Pasha Island is located in the northeastern Aegean Sea, part of the Oinousses island complex near Chios Island. It sits east of Oinousses and is positioned very close to the coast of Asia Minor in Greece.
Yes, Greece has many other mysterious and hidden islands with unique characteristics, including Tsichli Baba in Messinia, the island of Sparta that Onassis attempted to develop, Formikoula known as an exotic island, and Psira, an ancient island with traces of a lost civilization.
