Rhodes
Sign in to savealt=General view of the village of Lindos, with the acropolis and beaches, island of Rhodes, Greece.|thumb|General view of the village of Lindos, with the acropolis and beaches, island of Rhodes, Greece
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Rhodes is a Greek island located in the Mediterranean Sea, known for its historic villages like Lindos, which feature ancient acropolises and scenic beaches. The island matters as an important cultural and historical destination that attracts visitors interested in ancient Greek civilization and Mediterranean heritage.
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- Island and municipality
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- Island of the Sun
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- Location in the South Aegean administrative region of Greece
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51 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Prehistory
- Early Bronze Age
- Middle Bronze Age
- Minoan period
- Late Bronze Age
- Mycenaean period
- Iron Age
- Classical Age
- Persian period
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- Middle Ages
- Byzantine period
- Crusader period
- Ottoman period
- Modern Age
- Contemporary period
- Geography
- Flora
- Fauna
- Earthquakes
- Climate
- Archaeology
- Religion
- Christianity
- Islam
- Judaism
- Government
- Towns and villages
- Economy
- Transportation
- Air
- Sea
- From Rhodes to Marmaris and Fethiye
- Road network
- Bus
- Cars and motorbikes
- Sports
- Cuisine
- Notable people
- Sport
- Tourism
- In popular culture
- Panoramas
- See also
- Citations
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- Further reading
- External links
alt=General view of the village of Lindos, with the acropolis and beaches, island of Rhodes, Greece.|thumb|General view of the village of Lindos, with the acropolis and beaches, island of Rhodes, Greece
Rhodes (; ) is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands and their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Administratively, Rhodes constitutes a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean administrative region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is the city of Rhodes, home to 50,636 inhabitants according to the 2011 census. By 2022, the island’s population had grown to 125,113 people. Located northeast of Crete and southeast of Athens, Rhodes is often referred to by several nicknames: the "Island of the Sun" after its patron sun god Helios; "The Pearl Island"; and "The Island of the Knights", a reference to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who ruled the island from 1310 to 1522.