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Margëlliç Castle
Margëlliç Castle () is a castle in the village of Margëlliç, Fier, Margëlliç near Patos, Albania, Patos, western Albania. It is a castle that dates from the 7th century AD and is found on top of a hill. The castle was part of the defence system of the ancient city of Byllis. The castle has also been the scene of a World War II battle between the Wehrmacht and National Liberation Movement (Albania), Albanian Partisans. Lefter Talo was killed in this battle defending Albania. History An ancient city existed on the pyramid-shaped hill, which provided a strategic location between the Myzeqe plain and the Gjanica valley. There were three construction periods. In the late Bronze and Iron Ages, the fortification consisted of a simple wall made of rubble stone and was around 2 m wide. In the second half of the 4th century BC, a lower castle of around 7 hectares was built with carved stone blocks. The large settlement was damaged by a fire in the 2nd century BC, which could be part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaja E Margëlliçit
Kaljaja (Cyrillic: Каљаја) or Kalaja (Albanian) may refer to: *Kaljaja (Balovac) is an archaeological site located southeast of the village of Balovac, in municipality of Podujevo *Kaljaja (Teneš Do) Kaljaja is an archaeological site, which is located in Teneš Do on the hill Kaljaja (municipality of Pristina) in Kosovo. Remains of fortress walls and buildings were uncovered at the site. Remains of bricks were also found. Based on the traces ... is an archaeological site, which is located in Teneš Do, in municipality of Pristina * Kaljaja (Binačka) is a fortress located near village Podgrađe, near Gjilan * Kaljaja (Bistrička) is the medieval fortress in Prizren * Kalaja (Ulcinj) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist Attractions In Fier County
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours, business and other purposes". Tourism can be Domestic tourism, domestic (within the traveller's own country) or International tourism, international. International tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, tourism numbers declined due to a severe Economy, economic slowdown (see Great Recession) and the outbreak of the 2009 2009 flu pandemic, H1N1 influenza virus. These numbers, however, recovered until the COVID-19 pandemic put an abrupt end to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
