Dorëzi Fortress
The Dorëzi Fortress is situated close to Dorëz village in Albania, 5 km east of Pezë and 20 km southwest of Tirana. It is the oldest in the Tirana County and dates to the 9th century BC.- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
- Also known as: “Dorëzi Castle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gror and Pezë e Madhe.
Gror
Village
Gror is a village in the former municipality of Pezë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana.
Pezë e Madhe
Village
Pezë e Madhe is a village in the former municipality of Pezë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana. Pezë e Madhe is situated 4½ km west of Dorëzi Fortress.
Grecë
Village
Grecë is a village in the former municipality of Pezë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana. Grecë is situated 5 km south of Dorëzi Fortress.
Dorëzi Fortress
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pezë, Bashkia Tiranë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.22633° or 41° 13′ 35″ northLongitude
19.74343° or 19° 44′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FHX6PGV+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4753627987OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q39262958
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Italian—“Dorëzi Fortress” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kalaja e Dorëzit”
- Albanian: “Kalaja e Dorzës”
- Albanian: “Kalaja e Dorzit”
- Hebrew: “טירת דורס”
- Italian: “Castelo di Dorëzi”
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