Velabisht
Velabisht is a village in Berat, Southeastern Albania and has about 8,450 residents. Velabisht is situated nearby to the neighborhood Gorica, as well as near Mangalem.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 8,450 residents
- Description: village in Berat County, Albania
- Address: BASHKIA BERAT
Places of Interest
Highlights include Berat Castle and Hysen Pasha Mosque.
Berat Castle
Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques.
Hysen Pasha Mosque
Mosque
The Hysen Pasha Mosque, also known as the Clock Mosque, is a mosque, located in Berat, Albania. Completed in 1670 CE, partially destroyed in c. 1967, and renovated in c. 1991, the mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania; and forms part of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was designated in 2005.
Onufri Iconographic Museum
Museum
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Onufri Iconographic Museum is an Albanian national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in Berat, Albania. The museum is located inside the Church of the Dormition of St Mary in the castle quarter Berat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dushnik and Orizaj.
Dushnik
Village
Dushnik is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Dushnik is situated 4 km northeast of Velabisht.
Orizaj
Village
Orizaj is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Orizaj is situated 4½ km north of Velabisht.
Paftal
Village
Photo: Gentjan Avdylaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paftal is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Velabisht.
Velabisht
- Categories: human settlement, rural settlement, and locality
- Location: Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.70153° or 40° 42′ 6″ northLongitude
19.93435° or 19° 56′ 4″ eastPopulation
8,450Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
8FGXPW2M+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 728428016OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3183780Wikidata ID
Q12905492
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Russian—“Velabisht” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Velabisht”
- Albanian: “Velabishti”
- French: “Velabisht”
- French: “Velabishti”
- German: “Velabisht”
- Hungarian: “Velabisht”
- Hungarian: “Velabishti”
- Macedonian: “Велебиште”
- Russian: “Велабишти”
- Russian: “Велябишт”
- Russian: “Велябишти”
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