Illiric’s Kings Tombs
The Illyrian Tombs of Selca e Poshtme are located near the town of Pogradec in Albania near the village of Selcë e Poshtme. On the right bank of the river Shkumbin at an elevation of 1040 m above sea level, lie the remains of the ancient city of Pelion and the accompanying necropolis.Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Tentative World Heritage site in Albania
- Also known as: “Royal Tombs of Selca (Neolitic Pelion Citizenship)”, “Royal Tombs of Selca e Poshtme”, “Varret Monumentale të Selcës”, and “Varrezat Ilire”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golik Bridge.
Golik Bridge
Photo: Psittacuso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Golik Bridge is situated 3 km north of Illiric’s Kings Tombs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selcë e Poshtme and Velçan.
Selcë e Poshtme
Village
Selcë e Poshtme is a village located in the Mokra area, Korçë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec.
Velçan
Village
Velçan is a village and a former municipality in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Pogradec. Velçan is situated 6 km southwest of Illiric’s Kings Tombs.
Prrenjas
Town
Photo: Subverzo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prrenjas is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, eastern Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Prrenjas, Qukës, Rrajcë and Stravaj, that became municipal units. Prrenjas is situated 9 km north of Illiric’s Kings Tombs.
Illiric’s Kings Tombs
- Categories: archaeological site, cemetery, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Proptisht, Bashkia Pogradec, Korçë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.9914° or 40° 59′ 29″ northLongitude
20.51935° or 20° 31′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8GG2XGR9+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 10255231633OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1796350
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Illiric’s Kings Tombs” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Varret Ilire të Selcës së Poshtme”
- Catalan: “Tombes de Selca e Poshtme”
- Chinese: “下塞爾塞皇家陵墓”
- French: “Tombes royales de Selca e Poshtme”
- French: “tombes royales de Selca et Poshtme”
- German: “Königsgräber von Selca e Poshtme”
- German: “Königsgräber von Selca i Poshtme”
- Hebrew: “הקברים המלכותיים בסלצה א פושטמה”
- Hungarian: “pélioni királysírok”
- Hungarian: “Selca e Poshtme-i királysírok”
- Italian: “Tombe dei re Illirici”
- Italian: “Tombe reali di Selcë e Poshtme”
- Persian: “آرامگاههای پادشاهی سلکا پوشتم”
- Polish: “Królewskie grobowce w Selcë e Poshtme”
- Slovenian: “Kraljeve grobnice Selca e Poshtme”
- Spanish: “Tumbas monumentales de Selca e Poshtme”
- Swedish: “Gravarna i Selca e Poshtme”
- Swedish: “Gravarna i Selcë e Poshtme”
- Turkish: “Selca e Poshtme Kraliyet Mezarları”
- Ukrainian: “Царські гробниці в Селце-e-Поштме”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tomb 2 and Tomb 1.
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