Dodecanese: the complete list of islands
The south-eastern chain along the Turkish coast: Rhodes and Kos carry the airports, and around them sit some of the most remote inhabited islands in Greece — Kastellorizo is closer to Kaş than to any Greek port of size. "Twelve islands" by name; rather more of them in fact.
The main checklist counts 19 islands here — every inhabited Dodecanese island you can actually travel to. Populations are permanent residents, which is its own kind of surprise: some of the best-known islands are among the emptiest in winter.
| Island | Greek name | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| Agathonisi | Αγαθονήσι | 202 |
| Arkoi | Αρκοί | 44 |
| Astypalaia | Αστυπάλαια | 1,376 |
| Chalki | Χάλκη | 475 |
| Kalymnos | Κάλυμνος | 17,752 |
| Karpathos | Κάρπαθος | 6,567 |
| Kasos | Κάσος | 1,223 |
| Kos | Κως | 37,089 |
| Leros | Λέρος | 7,993 |
| Lipsi | Λειψοί | 778 |
| Marathi | Μαράθι | 5 |
| Megisti (Kastelorizo) | Μεγίστη (Καστελόριζο) | 300 |
| Nisyros | Νίσυρος | 1,048 |
| Patmos | Πάτμος | 3,283 |
| Pserimos | Ψέριμος | 30 |
| Rhodes | Ρόδος | 125,113 |
| Symi | Σύμη | 2,606 |
| Telendos | Τέλενδος | 55 |
| Tilos | Τήλος | 746 |
The excursion islets
2 more islands of the Dodecanese sit in Pelagos’s optional expert tier — places you visit for an afternoon rather than stay on, scored separately so they never inflate the main count: Ro, Saria.
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