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DODEKANISSOS (Island complex) GREECE
The traditional occupations of the inhabitants are farming, animal
farming, fishing, sponge diving and trading due to the advantaged position of
the islands which lie between Europe, Asia and Africa. For the poorer islands
a source of income and therefore development was the monetary exhchange coming
from Dodecanese emigrants and shipping.
Today, the main activities of the inhabitants have to do with tourism.
However, many of the traditional occupations still survive such as stone masonry,
carpentry and ship building and the women have never ceased producing exceptional
textiles, knitted handicrafts and embroideries.
(Text: Manolis Makris)
This text (extract) is cited February 2004 from the Dodekanissos
Union of Municipalities & Communities pamphlet.
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