Kastellorizo
Kastellorizo or Castellorizo ( ; ), officially Megisti (), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean. It lies roughly off the south coast of Turkey, about southeast of Athens and east of Rhodes, almost halfway between Rhodes and Antalya, and northwest of Cyprus. Kastellorizo is part of the Rhodes regional unit.
Key facts
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- Clockwise from the top: Port of Kastellorizo, Lady of Ro Tomb in Ro Islet, Castello Rosso along with Kastellorizo Archaeological Museum, Lady of Ro Statue, view of the town of Kastellorizo, Lycian Tomb, Fokiale Cave
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- 0
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- 273
- Greek Dimos.periph
- South Aegean
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- Rhodes
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- 594
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- Kastellorizians
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- 11.98
- Greek Dimos.mayor
- Nikolaos Asvestis
- Greek Dimos.since
- 2023
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
Article
24 sectionsContents
- Name and etymology
- Physical geography
- Nearby islands between Turkey and Kastellorizo
- Geography
- Climate
- Geology
- History
- Ancient period
- Byzantine era
- Knights Hospitaller period
- Ottoman era
- World War I
- Italian period
- Modern Greek era
- Demographics and economy
- Transport
- Culture
- Religion, customs and superstitions
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Cinema and popular culture
- See also
- References
- Sources
Kastellorizo or Castellorizo ( ; ), officially Megisti (), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean. It lies roughly off the south coast of Turkey, about southeast of Athens and east of Rhodes, almost halfway between Rhodes and Antalya, and northwest of Cyprus. Kastellorizo is part of the Rhodes regional unit.
The island has become very popular in recent years among tourists looking for an isolated place in the Dodecanese, thanks also to the 1991 Oscar-winning movie Mediterraneo, by Gabriele Salvatores, which is set on the island during the Second World War.