Talk:Kastelorizo

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I am not sure if part of the houses were destroyed by the detonation or by a british air raid in 1944.

I tried to correct the history section, because there were several errors. For example:

1. Egypt, when conquered Kastellorizo, was independent and not yet ottoman;
2. in the thirties Alitalia did not exist yet;
3. Kastellorizo joined Greece only with the Treaty of Paris;

and so on...

Thanks,

alex2006 15:54, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Why name in Turkish? 2 Rosso 3 Name of article 4 Prophet Elias

[edit] Why name in Turkish?

I don't understand why there is a mention of how the island is called in Turkish. Do we need to write down how all Greek Islands are called in Turkish because they are just close to the border? Or maybe there exist some undercover notions that the island is not Greek?--Ravenous75 13:57, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

This is a good question. Actually, I don't think that Turkey has any claim on the island. On the other side, I think that this info can be useful for the tourists who reach Kastellorizo coming from Anatolia. Moreover, the root of the turkish name is greek...while the one of the greek name is italian! So, I suggest to keep it.

alex2006 08:23, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rosso

reddish colour of the rocks of the island What is your source on this? The rocks are not red, more grey. --5telios 13:25, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name of article

The island's official name is Megisti, Google Earth calls it Megisti, the Times Atlas of the World call it Megisti. Since Castellorizo is its old Italian name, ought the article not be moved to Megisti? Adam 07:41, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Kastellorizo is not the old italian name: the italian name is Castelrosso. Kastellorizo is also a greek name, which is used by the Greeks too. alex2006 10:02, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

OK, it's a Greek version of an Italian name. But it's not the current Greek name of the island. Adam 11:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I would not say so. The current Greek name of the island is Kastellorizon (for the origin of the name please read the article). Megisti is the official Greek name. I have been there last summer, (and I'll return there next week ;-)), and the inhabitants talk about Kastellorizon, not Megisti. To be convinced, please look which name is used for the island on the Greek wikipedia...

alex2006 12:17, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Prophet Elias

Do you think we should mention the old custom of throwing people in the water of the harbor on the day of Prophet Elias. I know that it is not vital, but a visitor may be well suprised when it happens to him or her...

It is already mentioned, in the section about the old customs and superstitions.

Alex2006 09:34, 28 December 2006 (UTC)