Rhodes [island] - Rhodes

Japanese: ロードス[島] - ロードス
Rhodes [island] - Rhodes
A Greek island located in the southeastern Aegean Sea, about 20 km off the southwestern tip of Turkey. One third of the island is arable land, where wheat, tobacco, cotton, grapes, olives, etc. are cultivated. An international tourist destination. Colonized by the Dorians around the 10th century BC, the town of Rhodes was founded in 408 BC and prospered as a trading base. From the Middle Ages onwards, it was the home of the Knights of St. John from 1309 to 1522, and was part of Turkey until 1912, and then Italy until 1943. In 1947 it became part of Greece. The main city is Rhodes. The old town, which retains medieval Gothic architecture, was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1988. 1,398 km2 . Population: 93,500 (1995).
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Japanese:
エーゲ海南東部,トルコ南西端から約20kmにあるギリシア領の島。島の1/3は耕地で,麦類,タバコ,綿花,ブドウ,オリーブなどが栽培される。国際的な観光地。前10世紀ころドリス人が植民し,前408年ロードスの町が建設され,貿易基地として繁栄した。中世以後は1309年―1522年ヨハネ騎士団の本拠地,以後1912年までトルコ領,その後1943年までイタリア領であった。1947年ギリシア領。中心都市はロードス。中世のゴシック建築をのこす旧市街は1988年世界文化遺産に登録された。1398km2。9万3500人(1995)。
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