The Dodecanese
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Dodecanese Δωδεκάνησα |
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| Former prefecture | |
 Location of Dodecanese in Greece |
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 Location of municipalities within Dodecanese Prefecture |
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| Country | Greece |
| Periphery | South Aegean |
| Capital | Rhodes |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2,714 km2 (1,048 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 18th |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 200,452 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 14th |
| Postal codes | 85x xx |
| Area codes | 2241-2247 |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-81 |
The Dodecanese (UK: /ˌdoʊdɪkəˈniːz/, US: /doʊˌdɛkəˈniːz/; Greek: Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa [ðoðeˈkanisa], literally "twelve islands") are a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the coast of Asia Minor (Turkey), of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the wider Southern Sporades island group.
The most historically important and well-known is Rhodes, which has been the area's dominant island since antiquity. Of the others, Kos and Patmos are historically the more important; the remaining eleven are Agathonisi, Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Leipsoi, Leros, Nisyros, Symi, Tilos, and Kastellorizo. Other islands in the chain include Alimia, Arkoi, Chalki, Farmakonisi, Gyali, Kinaros, Levitha, Marathos, Nimos, Pserimos, Saria, Strongyli, Syrna and Telendos.
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