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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: History of Rhodes, Municipalities of Rhodes, Museums in Rhodes, People from Rhodes, Rhodes (city), Rhodes International Airport, "Diagoras," Lindos, Kolossos Rodou BC, Il Colosso di Rodi, Kattavia, 1481 Rhodes earthquake, Battle of Rhodes, Rodos F.C., Rhodes Footbridge, Kameiros, Diagoras F.C., Archangelos, Rhodes, Ialysos, Prasonisi, Oreste Lionello, Pefkos, Faliraki, Haraki, Maritsa, Rhodes, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes, Petaloudes, Greek National Road 95, Saint Phanourios, South Rhodes, Attavyros, Paradisi, Greece, Kremasti, Leo Gabalas, Afantou, Kallithea, Rhodes, Monolithos, Greece, Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, Nikos Paragios, Salakos, Jewish Museum of Rhodes, Damatria, Theologos, Aquarium of Rhodes, Koskinou, Soroni, Lartos, Rhodes, Pastida, Fanes, Emponas, Gennadi. Excerpt: Rhodes (Greek: , Rodos, Italian: , Ottoman Turkish: Rodos, Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Turkey in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes peripheral unit, which is part of the South Aegean Periphery. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Rhodes. The city of Rhodes had 53,709 inhabitants in 2001. Historically, Rhodes was famous worldwide for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Its major industry is tourism. Topography of RhodesRhodes is closer to Asia Minor than to the Greek mainland. The island of Rhodes is shaped like a spearhead, 79.7 km (49.5 mi) long and 38 km (24 mi) wide, with a total area of approximately 1,400 square kilometres (541 sq mi) ...
