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Kalymnos is located in the southeast Aegean Sea between the islands of Kos and Leros, it is also surrounded from the little islands of Pserimos, Telendos and Kalolimnos. It is only 14 miles away from the Asia Minor and 12 hours from the port of Piraeus. It is the fourth largest island of Dodecanese, its size is 109,67 square kilometers.
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The population of Kalymnos is around 4000 inhabitants; most of them live in the capital of Kalymnos, Pothia and Chorio. Most of the inhabitants are occupied with fishing, fishing of the sponges, farming, stock raising and tourism.
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The first inhabitants on the island of Kalymnos were Karees, from Asia Minor, and traces of their civilization remain in Emporio and Vathi. Also, the Aioles and Dorians were located on the island later on. After the Trojan war, Kalymnos acceded to the Athenian Alliance, and was later occupied by the Romans. From1522 until 1921, the island was under the Turkish occupation and after that held under the Italian dominion until 1948, when the Dodecanese united with Greece.
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This topic is not island-specific. It applies to the nation of Greece.
Orthodox Christianity is the recognized dominant religion of Greece and it is legally protected by the state. This has caused legal discrimination against non-Orthodox Churches, and although the constitution of 1975 removed the power of most of the old laws against Protestants, problems still exist today. There is a lot of fear towards anything outside of the Orthodox Church, especially on the islands. However, repeated rulings of the European Court of Justice in favour of religious minorities in cases of discrimination have led to a relative increase of the freedoms that these religious minorities now enjoy.
Ancient Gods
Apollo.
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That the message of the salvation that Jesus Christ offers through His Crucifixion will be spread.
More Christian workers in this area.
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It is worth visiting the church of Savior Jesus, the tower of Chrisoheria, which was created by the Knights of Rhodes, the cave of the Seven Virgins, the remains of the Ancient city in the area of Damos, the remains of the Acropolis in the area of Vathis, the hot/mineral water springs and the Folklore-Archeological museum. It is worth trying the "maouri" it is a lamb dish stuffed with rice and herbs baked in a potters pan.
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Every Easter in the central square of Pothias a big feast and the representation of the traditional fishing of the sponges takes place with a lot of food and wine. Every 27th of July in the settlement of Panormos takes place the St. Panteleimon festival while in different areas around the island they celebrate the Virgin Mary's day on the15th of August.
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www.greektravel.com
www.in2greece.com
http://www.kalymnos-isl.gr/
http://kalymnos.tripod.com/
http://members.chello.nl/~a.degeest/index_e.html
http://www.greekhotel.com/dodecane/kalymnos/home.html
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