Maarif

Maarif is a school building in Elbasan County, Albania. Maarif is situated nearby to the village Bradashesh, as well as near Petresh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Jovan Vladimir’s Church and Ad Quintum.

St. Jovan Vladimir’s Church

Church

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Saint Jovan Vladimir's Church is an Albanian Orthodox church in Shijon, Elbasan County, Albania. It is dedicated to the Dukljan prince and saint Jovan Vladimir, the son-in-law of the Bulgarian Tsar Samuil. St. Jovan Vladimir’s Church is situated 2 km northwest of Maarif.

Ad Quintum

Archaeological site

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Ad Quintum was an ancient settlement and a Roman thermal complex in Illyricum, near Bradashesh, present-day Albania. Ad Quintum was a mutatio of the Via Egnatia, which connected western Illyria with eastern Thrace, from the two starting points of Dyrrhachium and Apollonia, to Byzantium. Ad Quintum is situated 2 km southwest of Maarif.

Elbasan Castle

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Elbasan Castle is a 15th-century fortress in the city of Elbasan, Albania. Elbasan Castle is situated 4 km east of Maarif.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bradashesh and Petresh.

Bradashesh

Village

Bradashesh is a village and a former municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Elbasan.