RHODES
- Rhodes is an island in Greece, located 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 115,490 (2011 census),[1] and also the island group’s historical capital.
- Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region..
- It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens and just off the Anatolian coast of Turkey. Rhodes’ nickname is The island of the Knights.