The Italian Dodecanese, formally known as the Italian Aegean Islands (Italian: Isole italiane dell'Egeo, Greek: Ιταλικά νησιά του Αιγαίου), were a group of twelve major islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwest coast of Turkey, which belonged to the Kingdom of Italy from 1912 to 1947.
Read more about Italian Aegean Islands: Background, Administrative Policies, Planned Expansion, End of Italian Influence, List of Colonial Heads of The Italian Aegean Islands (1912-1947)
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