Paliani ( el, Παλιανή) is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit,

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 ...

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

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 ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 21.423 km². Population 1,844 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Venerato. Until 2002, the municipality was named "Tetrachori". The municipal unit of Paliani, named after the nunnery on the outskirts of Venerato, consists of the villages of Kerasia, Venerato, Avgeniki, and Siva.

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Paliani Municipality
{{Heraklion div Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)