Rhodes is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands and their historical capital, the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean, in the South Aegean region northeast of Crete; the city of Rhodes had 50,636 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The island was historically famous for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was ruled by the Knights Hospitaller from 1310 to 1522 as the Island of the Knights, and became one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations in the early 21st century.
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Which part of Rhodes is on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
The Medieval City of Rhodes is a UNESCO World Heritage Site built up by the Knights of St John and later shaped by Ottoman rule.
The Medieval City of Rhodes is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO describes how the Order of St John of Jerusalem occupied Rhodes from 1309 to 1523 and set about transforming the city into a stronghold, after which it came under Turkish and Italian rule. The Upper Town, with the Palace of the Grand Masters, the Great Hospital and the Street of the Knights, is called one of the most beautiful urban ensembles of the Gothic period. In the Lower Town, Gothic architecture stands alongside mosques, public baths and other buildings from the Ottoman period.
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erected in the city of Rhodes
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He is believed to have died on the island of Rhodes, where he seems to have spent most of his later life.
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1. Rhodes (Wikipedia)
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127613
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Rhodes (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 36.17, longitude 27.92
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1215 m
P2046 (area)
area 1400.459 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2020)
View the Source3. Wikidata: Rhodes
- Wikidata Q43048, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- Wikidata Q43048 P571
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