Bashkia Berat

Berat is a city in . In 2008 it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as it is a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman city. It is one of the country's most beautiful cities, and is known as the "city of a thousand windows".
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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.

Museum
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

Mosque
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dushnik and Orizaj.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4 km north of Bashkia Berat.

Village
is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 5 km north of Bashkia Berat.

Bashkia Berat

Latitude
40.7° or 40° 41′ 60″ north
Longitude
19.9498° or 19° 56′ 59″ east
Population
60,000
Elevation
227 metres (745 feet)
Open location code
8FGXMWXX+XW
Geo­Names ID
10944368
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In Other Languages

“Bashkia Berat” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Bashkia Berat”

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