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{{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Lindos |name_local = Λίνδος |type = municipal unit |image_map = DE Lindion.svg |image_skyline = 20210826-Lindos-DJI 0205.jpg |caption_skyline = Aerial view of Lindos |city_flag = |city_seal = |coordinates = {{coord|36|05|N|28|05|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_min = 0 |elevation_max = 5 |map_caption = Location within Rhodes |periph = [[South Aegean]] |periphunit = [[Rhodes (regional unit)|Rhodes]] |population_as_of = 2021 |pop_municunit = 4496 |area_municunit = 178.9 |pop_community = 1096 |postal_code = 851 07 |area_code = 22440 |licence = ΚΧ, ΡΟ, ΡΚ |website = }} '''Lindos''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|n|d|ɒ|s}}; {{langx|grc|Λίνδος}}) is an [[archaeological site]], a fishing village and a former [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|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.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 178.9 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref> It lies on the east coast of the island. It is about 40 km south of the [[Rhodes (city)|city 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 [[Charaki]].
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