Kastelli ( el, Καστέλλι, ''Kastélli''; also Καστέλι, ''Kastéli''), often called Kastelli Pediadas (

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: Καστέλλι Πεδιάδας) to differentiate it from

Kissamos Kissamos ( el, Κίσσαμος) is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Chania regional unit and of the former Kissamos Province which covers the northwest corner of the island. The town of Kissam ...

(also occasionally called Kastelli-Kissamos) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit,

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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 Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on th ...

, 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.

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Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit) {{Crete-geo-stub