Rhodes

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Rhodes is a Greek island, belonging to the Dedokanes island group.

Greatetest cities are Rhodos-City in the north and Lindos in the south-east. About 120,000 people live on Rhodos. Rhodos has an international airport in Paradisi in the north, near to Rhodes-City.

First settlement were on Rhodos at the 16th century before Christ. Rhodos was an important Fort for the Johannit Knights in their war against the Turkish invasion. In 1644 the Turkish took over Rhodes.

1912 Italy won the Dedokanes from Turky, 1943 the German took them over, 1945 the British. Since 1946 the Dedokanian Islands belong to Greece.

Rhodes live mostly on tourism industry now.