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Gazi ( el, Γάζι) is a Western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of 
* Achlada (21.6 km²): Achlada,
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Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
in Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi
Malevizi ( el, Μαλεβίζι) is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town of Gazi. The municipality has an area of .
Municipality
The municipality Malevizi was formed at the 2011 local g ...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It lies west of Heraklion
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A ...
, on the north coast of Crete. With 12,606 inhabitants (2011 census), it was the seat of the municipality of Gazi (Δήμος Γαζίου), which comprised several nearby villages with a total population of 19,221 and an area of .
Villages of Gazi municipal unit, by community:
*Gazi (17.7 km²): Gazi, Agia Marina, Agios Dimitrios, Agios Panteleimon, Ammoudara, Council-Houses, Kavrochori, Kefalogiannis, Koluvas, 62 Martyres, Xiropotamos, Kalessa.
* Rodia (21.6 km²): Rodia, Kapetanaki Metochi, Linoperamata, Pantanassa, Palaiokastro, Savatiana Monastery.
*Fodele (24.4 km²): Fodele, Agios Panteleimon Monastery
Agios Panteleimon Monastery ( el, Μονή Αγίου Παντελεήμονος), dedicated to Saint Pantaleon, is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated on the island of Crete, Greece.
History
The monastery was presumably founded in the 17th ...
, Fodele beach.
* Achlada (21.6 km²): Achlada, Agia Pelagia Agia Pelagia ( el, Αγία Πελαγία, " Saint Pelagia") is a popular seaside resort 23 km northwest of Crete's capital city of Heraklion. In former times, Agia Pelagia was a tiny fishing village and a place for the residents of nearby Ach ...
, Lygaria, Made.
* Kalesia (10.5 km²): Ano Kalesia and Kato Kalesia
Fodele is claimed as the birthplace of the painter El Greco
Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos ( el, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El G ...
, but this is disputed. His family were from the area and there is a Museum of El Greco
The Museum of El Greco (aka El Greco Museum or Domenikos Theotokopoulos Museum) is located on the edge of the village of Fodele in Crete, west of the city of Heraklion. It celebrates the mannerist painter El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1541� ...
in the village.
The ruins of a Genoese castle are at Palaiokastro ("Old Castle").
Agia Pelagia Agia Pelagia ( el, Αγία Πελαγία, " Saint Pelagia") is a popular seaside resort 23 km northwest of Crete's capital city of Heraklion. In former times, Agia Pelagia was a tiny fishing village and a place for the residents of nearby Ach ...
is a seaside resort village.
References
External links
Official home page
Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit) {{Crete-geo-stub