Unlike other parts of Greece, Halki's history has rarely been recorded and for many centuries, its past can only be guessed from the history of Rhodes and the region around the southeastern Aegean Sea.
The island of Halki was home to around 7,000 people. These were mainly farmers who utilized the higher availability of water and grew crops. Small fields had boundaries which were marked with lines of |
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Halki has been, rather off and on, considered to be under the administration of Kamiros. It was also referred to as part of the Athenian alliance which hinted at the possibility that Halki was administratively independent.
This period was followed by a period of control under Kamiros and for a few centuries, it followed the same historical path as Rhodes. The knights of Rhodes granted Halki to the Assanti family, of Ischia, as fee. |
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Halki developed trade and sponge fishing along with Symi, Kalymnos and Kastellorizo, thereby improving its economic condition. High taxes and disease spelt losses for the 3,000 plus inhabitants who were forced to immigrate to greener pastures.
This was mainly due to heavy restrictions posed by the Italians on the island. In 1912, like the rest of the Dodecanese, Italian Military took over the island and again in 1923. |
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