Berat
Berat is a locality in Berat, Southeastern Albania. Berat is situated nearby to the village Velabisht, as well as near the locality Partizani.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
Lead Mosque
Mosque
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lead Mosque, also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Berat, in the Berat County, south-central Albania. The mosque is named from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.
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. Lapardha 1 is situated 5 km north of Berat.
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 4 km northwest of Berat.
Berat
- Type: Locality
- Location: Berat, Berat County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.7076° or 40° 42′ 27″ northLongitude
19.95° or 19° 57′ 0″ eastElevation
90 metres (295 feet)Open location code
8FGXPX52+22GeoNames ID
12501065
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