Kalymnos
Population: 16,179 (2011)
ISLAND OVERVIEW
Kalymnos is located in the southeast Aegean between the islands of Kos and Leros. It is only 14 miles away from Turkey and is the fourth largest island of the Dodecanese at 109 sq km.
Kalymnos is mostly mountainous and barren, except for two fertile valleys of Vathys and Pothia. However sponge diving has provided the main source of income, bringing wealth to the island and making it famous throughout the Mediterranean. Sadly in the mid-80s a disease hit the eastern Mediterranean sponge destroying a great number and damaging the sponge-fishing industry.
Known in Greece for the affluence of much of its population, Kalymnos stands as both the wealthiest member of the Dodecanese and one of the wealthiest Greek islands overall.
Its limestone rock has made Kalymnos a popular rock climbing and bouldering location with more than 3000 climbing routes and a climate that allows climbing all year around, The International Climbing Festival is held here every year and the hot mineral water springs provide nice respite after a days climbing.
Earthquakes are a frequent occurrence around Kalymnos.
The Island & Its History
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Kalymnos depended on neighbouring Kos, and has therefore mainly followed its history.
The first inhabitants on the island of Kalymnos were from Asia Minor, and traces of their civilization remain in Emporio and Vathi. Also.
After the Trojan war, Kalymnos acceded to the Athenian Alliance, and was later occupied by the Romans.
From 1522 until 1921, the island was under Turkish occupation and after Italian until 1948, when the Dodecanese united with Greece.
Prayer Points
- The people on the island will realize their need for God and their eyes will be opened to the truth and love of God through reading the Bible for themselves.
- The Lord will work in the lives of all the God-fearing religious people already living on this island, and bring healing & refreshment to their lives.
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