Kitries

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Statistics
Prefecture:	Messinia
Province:	Kalamata
Municipality:	Avia
Population: (1991) - Total - Density - Rank	43
Elevation: -lowest: -centre:	Ionian Sea (Messinian Gulf) 40 m eastern part
Postal code:	240 16
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-27210
Car designation:	`KM`

Kitries (Greek: Κιτριές), older spelling: Kitriai is a village located in the Messinia prefecture. Kitries is located southeast of Kalamata and NNW of Areopoli on a by-road off the road linking Kalamata and Areopoli. Kitries sits on the Mani peninsula. The village sits by the hills and lies next to the Messenian Gulf.

Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture with business relating to restaurants, education and bars. The income is in the middle range. Much of the population left after the war in the 1950s. The settlement features a restaurant by the sea and several attractions. Olive groves cover the area around Kitries and hills eastward. This part is nicknamed the "Dark Taygetos" because the sun does not shine until the mid morning hours. Kitries also features a lighthouse by Cape Kitries. The ERT program called Menoume Ellada (Living in Greece) filmed about Kitries on January 2006.