Ρόδος (Ródos)

Ρόδος (Ródos or Ródhos),¹ is a city of 50 thousand² located on the northeastern tip of its eponymous island (part of the Dhodhekánisos³ group) in the Aigaíou⁴ Decentralized Administration of Ελλάς (Ellás).⁵ In the medieval era the city was walled by a Christian military order, and these works were modified but not destroyed by the Ottoman Empire. The area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and tourist attraction,⁶ has upper and lower portions. Besides the walls, notable buildings include the Great Hospital (now a museum), the Grand Masters' Palace (also a museum) and Saint Mary's Church.⁷ The tallest building is the Ρόδος (Ródos) Palace Hotel (213 feet, 2004).⁸

The island is served by the Ρόδος (Ródos) International Airport, one of the nation's busiest,⁹ located near the city.

External references

Overview of the city of Ródos, Ródos Island in the Dhodhekánisos Islands of the Aigaíou Decentralized Administration, Ellás

Footnotes

1. Rhodes in English.
2. 2011 figure from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Greece, accessed March 21, 2018.
3. Dodecanese in English.
4. Aegean in English.
5. Also called Ελλάδα (Elláda); Greece in English.
6. http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-greece/, accessed March 27, 2018.
7. UNESCO, World Heritage Sites (Firefly Books, 2010). The current usage of the Grand Masters' Palace came from emporis.com, accessed May 5, 2018.
8. Emporis.com, accessed May 5, 2018.
9. 2017 table from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_Greece, accessed March 27, 2018. My criterion for inclusion: greater than one million passengers.