Orizaj
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.- Type: Village with 867 residents
- Description: village in the administrative unit of Otllak, Berat municipality, Berat County, Albania
- Also known as: “Orizaj, Berat”, “Orize”, “Orizja”, and “Orjana”
- 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 4 km south of Orizaj.
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 3½ km south of Orizaj.
Kuçova Air Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Rob Schleiffert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kuçovë Air Base is an air base located near Kuçovë, Berat, Albania. The base was built in 1952 by People's Socialist Republic of Albania and entered service in 1955. Kuçova Air Base is situated 4 km northwest of Orizaj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dushnik and Lapardha 1.
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.
Lapardha 1
Village
Lapardha 1 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.
Moravë
Village
Moravë 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. Moravë is situated 3 km northwest of Orizaj.
Orizaj
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Otllak, Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.74083° or 40° 44′ 27″ northLongitude
19.93166° or 19° 55′ 54″ eastPopulation
867Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8FGXPWRJ+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 728426147OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3184574Wikidata ID
Q7102908
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Uzbek—“Orizaj” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Orizaj, Berat”
- Macedonian: “Оризари”
- Uzbek: “Orizaj, Otllak”
- Uzbek: “Orizaj”
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