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Wikipedia / Gazi, Crete

Gazi () is a western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete in Greece.

History

Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit comprises several nearby villages with a total area of and a total population of 20,918, of whom 16,256 live within Gazi (2021 census). It lies west of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete.

Villages of Gazi municipal unit, by community:

  • Gazi (17.7km²): Gazi, Agia Marina, Agios Dimitrios, Agios Panteleimon, Ammoudara, Council-Houses, Kavrochori, Kefalogiannis, Koluvas, 62 Martyres, Xiropotamos, Kalessa.

  • Rodia (21.6km²): Rodia, Kapetanaki Metochi, Linoperamata, Pantanassa, Palaiokastro, Savatiana Monastery.

  • Fodele (24.4km²): Fodele, Agios Panteleimon Monastery, Fodele beach.

  • Achlada (21.6km²): Achlada, Agia Pelagia, Lygaria, Made.

  • Kalesia (10.5km²): Ano Kalesia and Kato Kalesia

Fodele is claimed as the birthplace of the painter El Greco, but this is disputed. His family were from the area and there is a Museum of El Greco in the village.

The ruins of a Genoese castle are at Palaiokastro ("Old Castle").

Agia Pelagia is a seaside resort village.

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