Dushnik

Dushnik is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .
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  • Type: Village with 1,980 residents
  • Description: village in Berat County, Albania
  • Also known as: Dushnikë
  • Address: BASHKIA BERAT

Places of Interest

Highlights include Berat Castle and Onufri Iconographic Museum.

Photo: Terfili, Public domain.
, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of , . It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. is situated 3 km south of Dushnik.

Museum
The is an national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in , . The museum is located inside the Church of the Dormition of St Mary in the . is situated 3 km south of Dushnik.

Mosque
The , also known as the Sultan Bayezid II Mosque, is a ruined in , , . The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1961; and forms part of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was designated in 2005. is situated 3 km south of Dushnik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orizaj and Ullinjas.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .

Village
is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It was formerly known as Virjon, or Virion from where the Vrioni family derived its name.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .

Dushnik

Latitude
40.73361° or 40° 44′ 1″ north
Longitude
19.95299° or 19° 57′ 11″ east
Population
1,980
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
8FGXPXM3+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 728417717
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3185707
Wiki­data ID
Q14916773
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Dushnik” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Dushnik
  • Albanian: Dushniku
  • Dutch: Dushnik
  • French: Dushnik
  • French: Dushniku
  • German: Dushnik
  • Hungarian: Dushnik
  • Hungarian: Dushniku
  • Hungarian: Dyshnik
  • Hungarian: Dyshniku
  • Macedonian: Душник
  • Uzbek: Dushnik

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Institucioni i Ekzekutimit të Vendimeve Penale Berat and Berat Bus Terminal.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dushnik”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.