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Kastelorizo, current official name in Greek is Μεγίστη/Megisti; (Turkish: Meis , Italian: Castelrosso), is a small Greek island placed in the Eastern Mediterranean. It lies roughly 1300 metres off the south coast of Turkey, about 110 km east of Rhodes, almost halfway between Rhodes and Antalya.
It has gone by several different names in its history, including Castellorizo, Castelrosso, Meis. Meaning of its current official name Megisti (Μεγίστη) is; ("Biggest"), a seemingly ironic choice since, at only 4 square miles (10 km²) in area, it is the smallest of the Dodecanese. The name, however, refers to the fact that it is the biggest of the small archipelago
Kastelorizo, current official name in Greek is Μεγίστη/Megisti; (Turkish: Meis , Italian: Castelrosso), is a small Greek island placed in the Eastern Mediterranean. It lies roughly 1300 metres off the south coast of Turkey, about 110 km east of Rhodes, almost halfway between Rhodes and Antalya.
It has gone by several different names in its history, including Castellorizo, Castelrosso, Meis. Meaning of its current official name Megisti (Μεγίστη) is; ("Biggest"), a seemingly ironic choice since, at only 4 square miles (10 km²) in area, it is the smallest of the Dodecanese. The name, however, refers to the fact that it is the biggest of the small archipelago
"Castellorizon" is also the name of a song from David Gilmour's album On an Island, based on a night he spent on Kastelorizo.
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beautiful street, wonderful building with great colours. superb pic...congrats,
korkut