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Medieval city of Rhodes

The Medieval City of Rhodes was constructed around 1309 to 1523 and is part of the modern on the Island of Rhodes in . The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1988.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: part of the modern city on Rhodes island, Greece
  • Also known as: “Medieval City of Rhodes” and “Medieval town of Rhodes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mehmet Agha Mosque and Colossus of Rhodes.

Mosque
Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a former , located on Sokratous street within the old walled town of , on the island, in the region of southern .

Ruins
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The was a of the Greek sun god Helios, erected in the city of , on the Greek , by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC.

Library
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library is an important historic Ottoman building in the medieval city of in , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The library was founded by Hafiz Ahmed Agha in 1793.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhodes and Koskinou.

Photo: Xlibber, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest settlement and capital city of the island of . It is famous as the former site of the Colossus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and as the oldest inhabited medieval town in Europe.

Town
Photo: Julian Lupyan, CC0.
is a village on the island of . It is located 5 miles from Rhodes town and 6 miles from the island resort of and the . is situated 6 km south of Medieval city of Rhodes.

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is a town and a former municipality on the island of , in the , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Medieval city of Rhodes

Latitude
36.44281° or 36° 26′ 34″ north
Longitude
28.22631° or 28° 13′ 35″ east
Open location code
8G8CC6VG+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2286658095
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q876685
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Armenian—“Medieval city of Rhodes” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Medieval City of Rhodes”
  • Chinese: “罗得中世纪旧城”
  • Dutch: “Middeleeuwse stad Rhodos”
  • Esperanto: “Mezepoka Urbo de Rodiso”
  • Estonian: “Rhodose vanalinn”
  • Finnish: “Rodoksen vanhakaupunki”
  • Finnish: “Ródoksen vanhakaupunki”
  • French: “Ville médiévale de Rhodes”
  • Galician: “Cidade medieval de Rodas”
  • German: “Mittelalterliche Stadt von Rhodos”
  • German: “Rhodos - mittelalterliche Stadt”
  • German: “Rhodos – mittelalterliche Stadt”
  • Greek: “Μεσαιωνική πόλη Ρόδου”
  • Greek: “Μεσαιωνική πόλη της Ρόδου”
  • Hungarian: “Rodosz óvárosa”
  • Italian: “Città medievale di Rodi”
  • Japanese: “ロードスの中世都市”
  • Japanese: “ロドスの中世都市”
  • Korean: “로도스의 중세 도시”
  • Korean: “로도스의 중세도시”
  • Persian: “شهر قرون وسطایی ردس”
  • Romanian: “Orașul Medieval din Rodos”
  • Russian: “Средневековый город Родас”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad medieval de Rodas”
  • Swedish: “Medieval City of Rhodes”
  • Tatar: “Иске Родос”
  • Tatar: “Родос урта гасырлар каласы”
  • Tatar: “Родосның иске каласы”
  • Turkish: “Eski Rodos”
  • Turkish: “Rodos Orta Çağ Şehri”
  • Western Armenian: “Ռոտոսի միջնադարեան քաղաք”

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