Located between the Aegean Sea & the Sea of Crete and east of the Cyclades Islands, the DODECANESE ISLANDS (Δωδεκάνησα in Greek) belong to Greece. Hence the name of this island group, there are 12 major islands (the prefix dodeca- refers to the number 12), and the Dodecanese Islands are comprised of at least 150 smaller islands. The Dodecanese are found southeast of Greece, northeast of Crete island, & off Turkey's southwest coast. The capital is Rhodes (also known as Ródos), which has more than 50,000 inhabitants.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Dodecanese Islands
Located between the Aegean Sea & the Sea of Crete and east of the Cyclades Islands, the DODECANESE ISLANDS (Δωδεκάνησα in Greek) belong to Greece. Hence the name of this island group, there are 12 major islands (the prefix dodeca- refers to the number 12), and the Dodecanese Islands are comprised of at least 150 smaller islands. The Dodecanese are found southeast of Greece, northeast of Crete island, & off Turkey's southwest coast. The capital is Rhodes (also known as Ródos), which has more than 50,000 inhabitants.
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