The Dodecanese group of islands in Greece is situated at the most eastern part of the country, at the borders of Europe. The group has a surface area of 2,714 sq. km and it is inhabited by 200,452 people. The current Greek administrative region of the Dodecanese consists of 163 total islands of which 26 are inhabited. Twelve of these are major, giving the chain its name. The most historically important and well-known island is Rhodes, which for millennia has been the island from which the region is controlled. There are 1796 Hotels in Dodecanese.