Southern Fortification
Southern Fortification is an archaeological site in Bashkia e Orikumit, Vlorë. Southern Fortification is situated nearby to the archaeological site Altar, as well as near Theatre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Archaeological Park of Oricum and Church of Marmiroi.
National Archaeological Park of Oricum
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oricum was a harbor on the Illyrian coast that developed in an Ancient Greek polis at the south end of the Bay of Vlorë on the southern Adriatic coast. National Archaeological Park of Oricum is situated 220 metres northwest of Southern Fortification.
Church of Marmiroi
Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marmiroi church is a church near Pashaliman, Vlorë County, Albania. It is declared a Cultural Monument of Albania. The church is mentioned in historical records for the first time in 1307. Church of Marmiroi is situated 2 km southeast of Southern Fortification.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orikum and Tragjas.
Orikum
Town
Orikum is a town and a former municipality in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. With the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë. Orikum is situated 4 km east of Southern Fortification.
Tragjas
Village
Tragjas is a community in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. With the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality Vlorë. Tragjas is situated 7 km east of Southern Fortification.
Southern Fortification
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bashkia e Orikumit, Vlorë, Vlorë County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.31788° or 40° 19′ 4″ northLongitude
19.43077° or 19° 25′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8FGX8C9J+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 1213537423OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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