Rhodes, Greece

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Image:Flag of Greece.svg Rhodes (Ρόδος)
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Coordinates	36°26′ N 28°13′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	South Aegean
Prefecture	Dodecanese
Population	53,709 source (2001)
Area	19.5 km²
Population density	2,757 /km²
Elevation	25 m
Postal code	851 00
Area code	22410
Licence plate code	ΡΟ
Mayor	Giorgos Giannopoulos
Website	www.rhodes.gr

Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος - Ródos) is the main city of the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea. It is the capital of the prefecture Dodecanese. Its permanent population is approx. 60,000. Rhodes has been famous from the Ancient times. On Rhodes was one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Colossus of Rhodes. The citadel of Rhodes, built by the Hospitalliers, is one of the best preserved medieval towns in the Mediterranean.

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City wall

Fortification

Cannonballs

Meander

Main road

Old town

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*Municipalities and communities* of the Dodecanese Prefecture**
Afantou • Archangelos • Astypalaia • Attavyros • Chalki • Dikaio • Ialysos • Irakleides • Kallithea • Kalymnos • Kameiros • Karpathos • Kasos • Kos • Leipsoi • Leros • Lindos • Megisti/Kastelorizo • Nisyros • Patmos • Petaloudes • Rhodes • South Rhodes • Symi • Tilos
Agathonisi • Olympos