Dodecanese

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Dodecanese is a group of Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for their rich history, medieval architecture, and strategic location near the coast of Turkey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region of Greece
archipelago
annexationYear 1947
borderedBy Mediterranean Sea
contains Agathonisi
Arki
Astypalaia
Chalki
Kalymnos
Karpathos
Kasos
Kastellorizo
Kos
Leros
Lipsi
Nisyros
island of Patmos
surface form: Patmos

Pserimos
Rhodes
Symi
Tilos
small islets
country Greece
hasCapital Rhodes
hasCity Kalymnos
surface form: Kalymnos town

Kos
surface form: Kos town

Rhodes
surface form: Rhodes city
hasHistoricalPeriod Byzantine period
Italian rule
Knights Hospitaller rule
Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman rule
hasMinority Muslim minority
hasReligion Greek Orthodox Church
surface form: Greek Orthodox Christianity
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Medieval City of Rhodes
knownFor medieval architecture
rich history
strategic location
tourism
language Greek
largestIsland Rhodes
locatedIn Aegean Sea
South Aegean
surface form: South Aegean region

South Aegean
surface form: southeastern Aegean Sea
locatedNear coast of Turkey
partOf Eastern Mediterranean
Greek islands
wasAnnexedBy Greece
wasRuledBy Kingdom of Italy
Knights Hospitaller
Ottoman Empire

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Skala administrativeDivision Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese regional unit
Skala port locatedIn Dodecanese
Skala port region Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
municipality of Patmos locatedIn Dodecanese
Skala harbor locatedIn Dodecanese
Cave of the Apocalypse locatedIn Dodecanese
Harbor of Mandraki locatedIn Dodecanese
Grikos locatedIn Dodecanese
Grikos partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Chora locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Dodecanese
subject surface form: Chora (Patmos)
Battle of Kos location Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese Islands
Battle of Samos location Dodecanese
Battle of Samos regionContested Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese Islands
Tilos locatedIn Dodecanese
Tilos partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Lipsi locatedIn Dodecanese
Lipsi belongsTo Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Agathonisi locatedIn Dodecanese
Agathonisi partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Arki locatedIn Dodecanese
Arki archipelago Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese Islands
Chalki locatedIn Dodecanese
Chalki partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Chalki archipelago Dodecanese
Pserimos partOf Dodecanese
Pserimos belongsTo Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Skala Bay partOf Dodecanese
Skala Bay region Dodecanese
this entity surface form: North Dodecanese
Kasos locatedInAdministrative Dodecanese
Kasos partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Treaty of London (1915) promisedGain Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese Islands
Astypalaia partOf Dodecanese
Astypalaia islandGroup Dodecanese
Kastellorizo locatedIn Dodecanese
Kastellorizo partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Symi locatedIn Dodecanese
Symi partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese island group
Simi locatedIn Dodecanese
Simi archipelago Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese archipelago
Simi partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese prefecture (historical)
Treaty of Lausanne (1912) placeAffected Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese Islands
Nisyros volcano locatedIn Dodecanese
Platanos locatedIn Dodecanese
Platanos partOf Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese Islands
Agia Marina locatedIn Dodecanese
Lakki locatedIn Dodecanese
Lakki locatedInArchipelago Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Dodecanese Islands
Lakki locatedInIslandGroup Dodecanese
this entity surface form: Southern Sporades