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This article is about the Greek city of Rhodes. For other uses, see Rhodes (disambiguation).
| Rhodes Ρόδος | |
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 View of the harbour. | |
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| Location | |
 
Rhodes
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| Coordinates | 36°26′N 28°13′ECoordinates: 36°26′N 28°13′E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | South Aegean |
| Regional unit: | Rhodes |
| Municipality: | Rhodes |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
| Metropolitan | |
| - Population: | 80,000 |
| Municipal unit | |
| - Population: | 53,709 |
| - Area: | 19.481 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 2,757 /km2 (7,141 /sq mi) |
| Other | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) |
| Postal code: | 851 00 |
| Telephone: | 2241 |
| Auto: | PO,PK,PY |
| Website | |
| www.rhodes.gr | |
Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος, Ródos, [ˈroðos]) is the principal city and a formermunicipality on the island of Rhodes an island in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[1] It has a population of approximately 80,000. Rhodes has been famous since antiquity as the site of Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Colossus has been used in many poems, the most famous being Shakespeare's, "Julius Caesar". The citadel of Rhodes, built by theHospitalliers, is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe which in 1988 was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The City of Rhodes is a popular international tourist destination.
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Geography
The city of Rhodes is situated in the north-east tip of the island and forms a triangle from north to south. It is the smallest municipality of the island in terms of land area and the largest in population. It borders the Aegean Sea to the north, the east and the west and with the municipalities of Ialysos and Kallithea in the south.
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