Lindos
Sign in to saveLindos (; ) is an archaeological site, a fishing village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 178.9 km2. It lies on the east coast of the island. It is about 40 km south of the city of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination. Lindos is situated in a large bay and faces the fishing village and small resort of Charaki.
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Place details
- Locality
- Λίνδος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 4,496
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Lindos
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Λίνδος
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Lindion.svg
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- 20210826-Lindos-DJI 0205.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Aerial view of Lindos
- Greek Dimos.elevation_min
- 0
- Greek Dimos.elevation_max
- 5
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within Rhodes
- Greek Dimos.periph
- South Aegean
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Rhodes
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +732
- Area
- +178.9
- Elevation
- +38
- Image
- LindosVillages5.JPG
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Acropolis
- Gallery (Acropolis)
- Excavations
- Climate
- Gallery (town)
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Lindos (; ) is an archaeological site, a fishing village and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 178.9 km2. It lies on the east coast of the island. It is about 40 km south of the city of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist and holiday destination. Lindos is situated in a large bay and faces the fishing village and small resort of Charaki.
==History==