Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
World Heritage
Albania
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Berat and Gjirokastra are listed as rare examples of typical architectural styles from the Ottoman period. Berat, located in central Albania, has witnessed the coexistence of various religious and cultural communities over the centuries. There is a castle, known locally as Kara, most of which was built in the 13th century, but its origins date back to the 4th century BC. The castle area has many Byzantine churches, mainly built in the 13th century, and several mosques from the Ottoman period, which began in 1417. Gjirokastra, located in the Drinos River Valley in southern Albania, has a series of fine two-story houses built in the 17th century. The town also preserves a bazaar, an 18th-century mosque and two churches from the same period.
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| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Berat%20Unesco%202016%20Albania.jpg |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Mediterranean climate |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/05p75_1 |
| has part | historic center of Berat |
| coordinate location | Point(20.14083333 40.07416667) |
| point in time | 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| start time | 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |