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  • Lëkurësi Castle

  • Lëkurësi Castle

    Lëkurësi Castle is a historical castle located in Lëkurës village on top of a hill and overlooks the city of Saranda in Vlorë County, Albania. It was built in 1537 AD by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in order to control the harbor of Saranda.
    Archaeological Site
    Lëkurësi Castle
    by Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 247 m

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    Lëkurësi Castle

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Albania

    Vlorë

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    16th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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