Allagi
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Allagi is a village in the municipality of Oichalia
Oichalia, Messenia
Oichalia is a village and a municipality in Messenia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Meligalas. Oichalia is known for its rich expanse of olive trees and fig orchards. At its height the village boasted several cafes, a bustling farmer's market, and a popular open air cinema run by the...

, in the northern part of the prefecture of Messenia
Messenia
Messenia is a regional unit in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided by the Kallikratis plan, implemented 1 January 2011...

, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. It is located on a major highway linking Kalamata and Corinth, the GR-7
Greek National Road 7
The Moreas Motorway is a motorway in Peloponnese, Greece. Locally it is known as the Moréas , which was the medieval name of the Peloponnese. The A7 begins just west of the Isthmus of Corinth, branching off from Greek National Road 8A...

/E65
European route E65
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. Megalopoli is about 20 km northeast, Kyparissia
Kyparissia
Kyparissia is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The town proper has around 5,708 inhabitants. The town is located on Greek National Road 9,...

 about 35 km west, Pyrgos is about 90 km northwest and Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...

 about 30 km south.

Geography

  • Postal code: 240 02
  • Elevation: 20 to 90 m
  • Dialing code: +30-27240

Year Population
1991 135
2001 143


The community has a small school, a church, a restaurant, a post office and a square(plateia
Plateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...

). The nearest train station is SW. Local streets are grid.

Fertile lands dominate and surround most of Allagi while forests are found to the west. Rocky mountains with a few bushes are found to the east and north including the Taygetus
Taygetus
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mountain range. Olive groves are common in the west and north. The place had a mine slightly east.
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