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Kaninë Castle
Kaninë Castle
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Kaninë Castle
Kaninë Castle is a ruined castle located in Vlorë County, Albania. It was built in the 6th century AD during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. The castle was restored, expanded, and fortified several times throughout its long history, during the reign of the Republic of Venice, and also by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in the year 1530 AD, and most recently by the Albanian feudal lords in Flora in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Country: Albania
District: Vlorë County
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 6th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Byzantine
Later Cultures: Republic of Venice + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
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