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Gazi or sometimes Gazio(n) (Greek Γάζι(ο)), Crete is a municipality 6 km west of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete. Since 1999, it has included the area of the former Local Authorities of Gazi (including Kalessa, merged in 1994), Ahlada, Rodia, and Fodele. Its area is 95.8 km² and its population in the 1991 census was 8133 ; it has grown rapidly since then. It borders the Municipalities of Heraklion, Kroussonas, Tylissos, and Gorgolayni, and Rethymno Prefecture, and the National Highway passes through it, along the coast.

Its beach, Ammoudara (Αμμουδάρα), is the longest near Iraklion, and has a series of tourist hotels, rental apartments, restaurants, and so on.

The Gazi River (Gazanos Potamos) and the brackish spring and river Almyros flow through Gazi.

Villages of Gazi municipality, by former local authority:

  • Gazi (28.2 km²): Gazi, Agia Marina, Agios Dimitrios, Agios Panteleimon, Ammoudara, Council-Houses, Kavrochori, Kefalogiannis, Koluvas, 62 Martyres, Xiropotamos, Kalessa.
  • Rodia (21.6 km²): Rodia/Rogdia, Kapetanaki Metochi, Linoperamata, Pantanassa, Palaiokastro/Paleokastro, Savatiana Monastery.
  • Fodele (24.3 km²): Fodele/Fodhele, Agios Panteleimon Monastery, Fodele beach.
  • Achlada (21.6 km²): Achlada, Agia Pelagia, Lygaria, Made.
    Fodele is known as the birthplace of El Greco.

Fodele is known as the birthplace of El Greco.

Agia Pelagia is a resort town.

The ruins of a Venetian castle are at Palaiokastro (literally 'old castle').

Municipality of Gazi (older Form Gazion) with a population of 13581 in 2001:

  • Gazion / Δ.δ. Γαζίου [ 9.637 ]
    • Gazion / το [ 8.018 ]
    • Agioi Theodoroi / οι Άγιοι Θεόδωροι (τ. ο Κεφαλογιάννης) [ 337 ]
    • Agios Georgios o Methystis / ο Άγιος Γεώργιος ο Μεθυστής [ 41 ]
    • Agios Dimitrios / ο Άγιος Δημήτριος (τ. το Καραμανλή Μετόχι) [ 546 ]
    • Kavrochorion / το Καβροχώριον [ 267 ]
    • Kollyvas / ο Κολλυβάς [ 267 ]
    • Skafidaras / ο Σκαφιδαράς [ 83 ]
    • Timios Stavros / ο Τίμιος Σταυρός [ 78 ]
  • Achlada / Δ.δ. Αχλάδας [ 1.080 ]
    • Achlada / η [ 119 ]
    • Agia Pelagia / η Αγία Πελαγία [ 553 ]
    • Ammoudi / το Αμμούδι [ 36 ]
    • Lygaria / η Λυγαριά [ 144 ]
    • Mades / ο Μαδές [ 90 ]
    • Mononavtis / ο Μονοναύτης [ 38 ]
    • Xirokampos / ο Ξηρόκαμπος [ 100 ]
  • Kalesia / Δ.δ. Καλεσιών [ 896 ]
    • Kato Kalesia / τα [ 596 ]
    • Ano Kalesia / τα Άνω Καλέσια [ 300 ]
  • Rodia / Δ.δ. Ροδιάς [ 1.326 ]
    • Rodia / η Ροδιά [ 801 ]
    • Agios Dimitrios / ο Άγιος Δημήτριος [ 57 ]
    • Kapetanaki Metochi / το Καπετανάκι Μετόχι [ 22 ]
    • Linoperamata / τα Λινοπεράματα [ 162 ]
    • Moni Savvathianon / η [ 21 ]
    • Palaiokastro / το Παλαιόκαστρο [ 105 ]
    • Pantanassa / η Παντάνασσα [ 135 ]
    • Plaitis / ο Πλαϊτης [ 23 ]
  • Fodele / Δ.δ. Φόδελε [ 642 ]
    • Fodele / το [ 540 ]
    • Moni Agiou Panteleimonos / η Μονή Αγίου Παντελεήμονος [ 3 ]
    • Paralia Fodele / η Παραλία Φόδελε [ 99 ]

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