Kastelli ( el, Καστέλλι, ''Kastélli''; also Καστέλι, ''Kastéli''), often called Kastelli Pediadas (
Greek
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: Καστέλλι Πεδιάδας) to differentiate it from
Kissamos (also occasionally called Kastelli-Kissamos) is a village and a former municipality in the
Heraklion regional unit,
Crete
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,
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Minoa Pediada
Minoa Pediada ( el, Μινώα Πεδιάδα, "Minoan Plain") is a municipality in Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece
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, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of .
Its population is 4,753 (2011 census).
Kastelli Airport
Kasteli Airport is a military airport located south-east of Heraklion, in Kasteli on the Greek island of Crete. It started operating in 1940 and it now has a single runway with a length of . The airport is used by F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter ai ...
is located in the outskirts of the village, south of the main settlement.
References
Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)
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