Gazi

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Gazi

Total population

8,018

Elevation32 m

Coordinates35.33°, 25.07°

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gazi is a western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit comprises several nearby villages with a total area of 95.81 square kilometres (36.99 sq mi) and a total population of 20,918, of whom 16,256 live within Gazi. It lies 6 kilometres west of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Iosif Sifakis

Greek-French computer scientist

Andreas Bouchalakis

Greek footballer

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)

Leonidas Kyrkos

Greek politician (1924-2011)

Giorgos Samaras

Greek footballer

Nikos Kazantzakis

Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)

Yianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

Greek businesswoman

Michalis Sifakis

Greek footballer

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Aenesidemus

1st century BC Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher

Epimenides of Crete

7th/6th-century BC Greek seer, philosopher, and poet

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Andreas Ritzos

Greek painter (1421-1492)

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Abraham III of Armenia

Catholicoi of Armenia

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İbrahim Hilmi Senil

Turkish judge (1903–1981)

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Nikos Machlas

Greek footballer

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Francisco Leontaritis

Greek composer

Yannis Markopoulos

Greek composer (1939–2023)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Crete

• Analipsi
  15.7 mi away · pop. 1,343
• Kontomari
  69.3 mi away
• Koustogerako
  69.5 mi away
• Kyparissos
  69.8 mi away
• Máleme
  70 mi away
• Livadas
  70.3 mi away
• Zounaki
  70.6 mi away
• Pera Skafi
  72.1 mi away
• Plemeniana
  75.8 mi away
• Skillinge
  1483.3 mi away
• Löderup
  1483.7 mi away
• Borrby
  1483.8 mi away · pop. 930

Browse all places in Crete →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Armadillo officinalis

Armadillo officinalis

Seen 2026-07-07

Lobed Argiope

Argiope lobata

Seen 2026-07-06

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Seen 2026-07-05

Cretan Cicada

Cicada cretensis

Seen 2026-07-05

squirting cucumber

Ecballium elaterium

Seen 2026-07-05

Balkan Whip Snake

Hierophis gemonensis

Seen 2026-07-05

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-07-05

Swift Woodlouse

Porcellio laevis

Seen 2026-07-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Gazi, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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