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Dodecanese

group of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea
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Summary

Dodecanese is an island group[1]. Dodecanese ranks in the top 3% of island group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,464 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Aegean Region[3]
  • Country: Greece[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Aegean Sea[5]
  • Part of: Southern Sporades[6]
  • Commons category: Dodecanese[7]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[8], UTC+03:00[9]
  • Highest point: Atavyros[10]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Aegean Islands[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dodecanese[12]
  • Population: 190,071[13]
  • Different from: Dodecanese Prefecture[14]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1216 m[15]
  • Area: 2714 km²[16]
  • Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of the Dodecanese[17]

Why It Matters

Dodecanese has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Dodecanese is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0004706-Dodekanesos-recko
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0004706-Dodekanesos-recko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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