
Gazi
Greece
Gazi: facts
At a glance
- Country: Greece
- Region: Crete
- Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
- Population: approximately 12,606
- Coordinates: 35.3253° N, 25.0669° E
- Time zone: Europe/Athens (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
- Currency: Euro (EUR)
- Distance to the capital, Athens: 319 km (198 mi), straight line
Getting there
- Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (HER): 10 km (6 mi), straight line
- Chania International Airport (CHQ): 86 km (54 mi), straight line
- Sitia Airport (JSH): 95 km (59 mi), straight line
Nearby
- Irakleion: 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
- Gournes: 19 km (12 mi)
- Zoniana: 22 km (14 mi)
- Kastelli: 28 km (17 mi)
- Agioi Deka: 30 km (19 mi)
- Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Irakleion, 6.9 km (4.3 mi)
Sources
- Ghazi (warrior)
Coming up in Gazi
- 17 Nov 2026: Polytechneio
- 17 Nov 2026: Anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising
- 21 Nov 2026: Armed Forces Day
- 25 Dec 2026: Christmas Day
- 25 Dec 2026: Christmas
- 26 Dec 2026: Synaxis of the Mother of God
- 26 Dec 2026: Second Day of Christmas
- 1 Jan 2027: New Year Day
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