Dodecanese

The Dodecanese (, ; , Dodekánisa , ) are a group of 15 larger and 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited. This island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the wider Southern Sporades island group.

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The Dodecanese are a collection of Greek islands located in the southeastern Aegean Sea off the coast of Turkey, consisting of 15 larger islands, 150 smaller ones, and 26 inhabited settlements. This island group is geographically significant as it marks the eastern boundary of the Sea of Crete and forms part of the larger Southern Sporades island chain.

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Settlement.area_code_type: Area codes
Settlement.area_code: 2241-2247
Settlement.iso_code: GR-81
Settlement.registration_plate: ΚΧ, ΡΚ, PO, ΡΥ
Settlement.name: Dodecanese
Settlement.native_name: Δωδεκάνησα
Settlement.settlement_type: Former prefecture
Settlement.image_map: Nomos Dodekanisou.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Dodecanese in Greece
Settlement.image_map1: Location of municipalities within the Dodecanese Islands.png
Settlement.map_caption1: Location of municipalities within Dodecanese Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Greece
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Periphery
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Aegean
Settlement.parts_type: Subdivisions
Settlement.p1: 5 provinces
Settlement.p2: 25 municipalities

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Population: 190071
Area: 2714
Elevation: 1216
Image: Rhodes harbour.jpg

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Commons category: Dodecanese

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Contents

Name
Geography
Climate
History
Pre-history and the Archaic period
Classical period
Middle Ages
Ottoman rule
Turks of the Dodecanese
Italian rule
World War II
Post-World War II
Administration
Municipalities and communities
Provinces
Cuisine
See also
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Rhodes has been the area's dominant island since antiquity. Of the others, Kos and Patmos are historically the most important; the remaining 12 are Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Halki, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Leipsoi, Leros, Nisyros, Symi, Tilos, and Megisti. Other islands in the chain include Alimia, Arkoi, Farmakonisi, Gyali, Kinaros, Levitha, Marathos, Nimos, Pserimos, Saria, Strongyli and Syrna.