island of Rhodes

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Greek island island

The island of Rhodes is a major Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, historically renowned as a strategic maritime hub and cultural center of the Knights Hospitaller.

Aliases (2)

Rhodes ×49
Island of Rhodes ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island → island →
capitalOf	Rhodes regional unit →
country	Greece →
hasAirport	Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" →
hasAncientCityState	Ialysos → Kamiros → Lindos →
hasCity	Ialysos → Kamiros → Lindos → Rhodes (city) →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → shipping → tourism →
hasHeritageSite	Medieval City of Rhodes →
hasHistoricalRole	cultural center of the Knights Hospitaller → strategic maritime hub →
hasLandmark	Acropolis of Lindos → Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes → Street of the Knights → Valley of the Butterflies →
hasPort	Port of Rhodes →
historicalLanguage	Ancient Greek → Italian →
historicalRegion	Ancient Greece →
islandGroupCapitalOf	Dodecanese →
joinedCountry	Greece →
knownFor	Colossus of Rhodes → archaeological sites → beaches → medieval fortifications → tourism →
language	Greek →
largestCity	Rhodes (city) →
locatedIn	Aegean Sea → Dodecanese → Dodecanese island group → eastern Mediterranean Sea → southeastern Aegean Sea →
locatedNear	Asia Minor → Turkey →
partOf	South Aegean region →
religionMajority	Greek Orthodox Christianity →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	Medieval City of Rhodes →
wasRuledBy	Italy → Knights Hospitaller → Ottoman Empire →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Archangelos (Rhodes) → Hospital of the Knights → Marine Gate → Street of the Knights →	locatedOn
Helios →	cultCenter
Municipality of Rhodes →	governs
Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes ("Island of Rhodes") →	locatedIn