Palikësht
Palikësht is a village in Bashkia e Beratit, Berat and has about 310 residents. Palikësht is situated nearby to the hamlet Benollarët (Velabisht), as well as near Duranjak (Starovë).| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 310 residents
- Description: village in Berat County, Albania
- Address: BASHKIA BERAT
Places of Interest
Highlights include Berat Castle and Onufri Iconographic Museum.
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. Berat Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Palikësht.
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. Onufri Iconographic Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Palikësht.
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. Hysen Pasha Mosque is situated 2½ km northeast of Palikësht.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paftal and Orizaj.
Paftal
Village
Photo: Gentjan Avdylaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paftal is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Palikësht.
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 5 km north of Palikësht.
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 5 km northeast of Palikësht.
Palikësht
- Category: locality
- Location: Bashkia e Beratit, Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.6937° or 40° 41′ 37″ northLongitude
19.91555° or 19° 54′ 56″ eastPopulation
310Elevation
139 metres (456 feet)Open location code
8FGXMWV8+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 728423173OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3184550Wikidata ID
Q20573636
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Russian—“Palikësht” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Palikesht”
- Albanian: “Palikësht”
- Albanian: “Palikështi”
- French: “Palikësht”
- French: “Palikështi”
- German: “Palikësht”
- Hungarian: “Palikesht”
- Hungarian: “Palikësht”
- Hungarian: “Palikeshti”
- Hungarian: “Palikështi”
- Macedonian: “Паликашти”
- Russian: “Паликашть”
- Russian: “Паликешти”
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