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Chalki is located in the southeast Aegean Sea, only one hour away from Rhodes on the West side and 24 hours away from the port of Piraeus.
It is a mountainous island and one of the smallest in the Dodecanese.
Its size is only 28 square kilometers
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 Population |
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The population of Halki is around 300 inhabitants; they are all gathered in Nimporio, which is the only settlement. The main occupation on the island is fishing, stock raising and tourism.
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 History |
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Since the 10th until the 5th century B.C., excavations witness that the island enjoyed great prosperity. Since the end of the Classic Period until the 13th century A.C. when the Venetians showed up, the island didn't appear at all historically. After that followed the common historic progress with Rhodes while in 1522 occupied by the Turks until 1912 when the Italians arrived. In 1948 united with Greece.
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 Religion |
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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.
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 Saints |
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The main Saint worshipped on this island is St. Nicholas.
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 Prayer |
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* Please pray for all the young people who meet on the island every summer in the name of Peace and Friendship. Pray that they will come to know Jesus personally.
* Pray for God's Spirit to minister to people's needs & that a spiritual revival will take place.
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 Miscellaneous |
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It is worth visiting: the church of St. John, the town hall, the old village, the little church of the Archangel Michael and the monastery of St. John. It is worth trying: the "ofto" a lamb dish stuffed with small livers and rice and also Halki's pasta.
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 Celebrations |
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A lot of celebrations take place during the summer when all the young people gather together. Other festivals take place on the 15th of August on Virgin Mary's day, and on the 29th of August in the monastery of St. John and on the 6th of December on St. Nicholas day.
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 Resources |
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www.greektravel.com
www.in2greece.com
http://www.thegreektravel.com/halki/
http://www.dilos.com/location/13483
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