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There are a total of 158 castles and fortifications in the country that have achieved the status of monument of cultural heritage. The English equivalent for Kala in Albanian is Fortress . The latter is most fit for usage to describe many of the below structures as documented by official travel guides.
Castle of Durrës (Dyrrachium) is a castle of the early medieval southwest of the peninsula of Durrës. It was built in the 5th-6th century by Roman emperor Anastasius I Dicorus (491-518) who was born in this city. The surrounding walls lay at 3.5 km and had 4 towers of about 18 meters high. Around 500 meters of surrounding walls are kept.
Fortress of Justinian (Albanian: Kalaja e Justinianit) or simply known as Tirana Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Tiranës) is a castle in Tirana, Albania. Its history dates back before 1300 and is a remnant from the Byzantine-era. The fortress is the place where the main east–west and north–south roads crossed, and formed the heart of Tirana.
The Castle of Bashtova: Tirana: 2017 iv (cultural) According to Ottoman sources, the castle was built by the Venetians to protect important routes. The Ottomans conquered it in 1478 and made further structural modifications. The castle had a rectangular plan, 60 metres (200 ft) x 90 metres (300 ft), and had three entrances.
The Fortress of Krujë (Albanian: Kalaja e Krujës) is a fortress in the city of Krujë, Albania and the center of Skanderbeg's rebellion against the Ottoman Empire.Inside the fortress is the Teqe of Dollme of the Bektashi (an Islamic Sufi sect), the National Skanderbeg Museum, the remains of the Fatih Sultan Mehmed mosque and its minaret, an ethnographic museum and a Turkish bath.
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Rozafa Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Rozafës) or Shkodër Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Shkodrës) is a castle near the city of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania.It rises imposingly on a rocky hill, 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Buna and Drin rivers.
The Elbasan Castle was restored under orders of Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. Due to the short time it took to be completed, it is noted that the restoration made use of the pre-existing fortification considerably. [5] It consisted of 26 equidistant 9-metre (30 ft) high towers, and part of Via Egnatia passes through the castle.