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Detailed map of Rhodes, Kos and nearby lands Topographic map of Rhodes Akramitis mountain. The island of Rhodes is shaped like a spearhead, 79.7 km (49.5 mi) long and 38 km (24 mi) across at its widest, with a total area of approximately 1,400 km 2 (541 sq mi) and a coastline of approximately 220 km (137 mi). Limestone is the main bedrock. [42]
Rhodes (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ρόδου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean . The regional unit covers the islands of Rhodes , Chalki , Kastelorizo , Symi , Tilos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea .
Rhodes City is the capital of the island of Rhodes which since 2011 became a single municipality and of the Rhodes regional unit. It was the capital of the former Dodecanese Prefecture and currently hosts many offices and services of the South Aegean region. As an administration centre, the city also hosts numerous offices and services such as:
Aegean Sea Islands map showing island groups Satellite view of the Aegean Sea and Islands. The Aegean Islands [a] are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast.
Rhodes University (Afrikaans: Rhodes Universiteit) is a public research university located in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. [3] It is one of four universities in the province.
Rhodes pottery from that century has been found in Marseille, near Martigues and Istres, and at Mont Garou and Evenos near Toulon. The traders from Rhodes gave their names to the ancient town of Rhodanousia ( Ancient Greek : 'Ροδανουσίαν ) (now Trinquetaille , across the Rhône river from Arles), and to the main river of Provence ...
The Sanjak of Rodos or Rhodes (Ottoman Turkish: Sancak-i/Liva-i Rodos; Greek: λιβάς/σαντζάκι Ρόδου) was a second-level Ottoman province (sanjak or liva) encompassing the Dodecanese or Southern Sporades islands, off the coast of Anatolia in the Eastern Mediterranean, with Rhodes as its centre.
Koskinou (Greek: Κοσκινού) is a village on the Greek island of Rhodes. It is located 5 miles from Rhodes town and 6 miles from the island resort of Faliraki and the Music School of Rhodes. Koskinou is famous for its unique traditional houses decorated with bright, vibrant colours.