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Rhodes is lying on the south-east corner of the Aegean, opposite the coast of Asia Minor . The island of Rhodes is the biggest one in the Dodecanese (Twelve Islands) group, although finally prevailing, does not correspond to the actual number of islands making up the Prefecture, there being many more than twelve. The island has a total area of 1408 square kms (or 543.6 square miles) and is 79,7 kms (49.0883 mi) long and 38 kms (23.6121 mi) wide.
