Vlorë County
Vlorë
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Kaninë Castle

Kaninë Castle is a castle in the village near , in southwestern .
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Photo: Nlikja, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Shrubland
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
  • Also known as: “Kanina Fortress”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ‘Flamurtari’ Stadium and National Museum of Independence.

Stadium
Photo: Nicholson1989, Public domain.
Flamurtari Stadium is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Flamurtari Vlorë. is situated 3 km northwest of Kaninë Castle.

Museum
Photo: Shpati, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km west of Kaninë Castle.

Mosque
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as the Lead Mosque, is a located in , . Situated in downtown Vlora on a central square, the mosque is surrounded by roads on all four sides, west of Sadik Zotaj, south of Lef Sallata and east of Papa Kristo Negovani streets. is situated 4 km northwest of Kaninë Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaninë and Drashovica.

Village
Photo: Paco486, Public domain.
is a settlement in the , southwestern . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It is home to the Castle.

Village
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Kaninë Castle.

Village
is a village in the , , about 11 km southeast of , in the Shushicë River valley. At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the municipality . is situated 7 km southeast of Kaninë Castle.

Kaninë Castle

Latitude
40.44467° or 40° 26′ 41″ north
Longitude
19.52166° or 19° 31′ 18″ east
Open location code
8FGXCGVC+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 498238530
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­scrub
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q3299266
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Swedish—“Kaninë Castle” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kalaja e Kaninës”
  • Bulgarian: “Канина”
  • Bulgarian: “Канинска крепост”
  • French: “château de Kaninë”
  • French: “Château de Kaninë”
  • German: “Burg von Kanina”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Κανίνε”
  • Hebrew: “טירת קנינה”
  • Hungarian: “kaninai vár”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Kaninë”
  • Italian: “Castello di Kanina”
  • Macedonian: “Канинска тврдина”
  • Russian: “Канина (крепость)”
  • Russian: “Канина”
  • Swedish: “Slottet Kanina”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kaninë Castle”. Photo: Nlikja, CC BY-SA 4.0.