Overview of Lindos |Population statistics (as of 2001)| |Time
zone:||EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)| |Elevation (min-max):||0–5 m (0–16
ft)| |Postal code:||851 07| |Auto:||ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ| Lindos (in
Greek: Λίνδος) is an archaeological site, a town and a former
municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece.
Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the
municipality Rhodes, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies on
the east coast of the island. It is about 50 km south of the
town of Rhodes and its fine beaches make it a popular tourist
and holiday destination. Lindos is situated in a large bay and
faces the fishing village and small resort of Haraki. Lindos was
founded by the Dorians led by the king Tlepolemus of Rhodes, who
arrived in about the 10th century BC. It was one of six Dorian
cities in the area known as the Dorian Hexapolis. The eastern
location of Rhodes made it a natural meeting place between the
Greeks and the Phoenicians, and by the 8th century Lindos was a
major trading centre. It