Greece

The Acropolis of Lindos.

Rhodes (Ródos) is a Greek island, the largest in the Dodecanese. Bordered to the northwest by the Aegean Sea and to the southeast by the Mediterranean, it lies between the island of Karpathos (Greece) and the Turkish coast, 17.7 km away. Its population was estimated at 115,490 in 2011. Rhodes is also the name of the island's main town, with a population of 50,000 to 60,000. It is the seat of an Orthodox bishopric, the Metropolis of Rhodes.