Fun facts about Berat
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The name Berat means 'White City' in Old Slavonic.
Berat
Albania
Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is 71 kilometres north of Gjirokastër, 70 kilometres west of Korçë, 70 kilometres south of Tirana, and 33 kilometres east of Fier.
From the “Etymology” section
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Berat was known as Pulcheriopolis during the early Byzantine Empire.
Berat
Albania
Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is 71 kilometres north of Gjirokastër, 70 kilometres west of Korçë, 70 kilometres south of Tirana, and 33 kilometres east of Fier.
From the “History” section
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According to local legend, the Tomorr mountain was originally a giant who fought another giant over a young woman.
Berat
Albania
Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is 71 kilometres north of Gjirokastër, 70 kilometres west of Korçë, 70 kilometres south of Tirana, and 33 kilometres east of Fier.
From the “Geography” section
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Berat's economy in the 18th century was closely connected to craft guilds, with twenty-two guilds by 1750.
Berat
Albania
Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is 71 kilometres north of Gjirokastër, 70 kilometres west of Korçë, 70 kilometres south of Tirana, and 33 kilometres east of Fier.
From the “Economy” section
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The Berat National Ethnographic Museum opened in 1979 and contains a diversity of everyday objects from throughout Berat's history.
Berat
Albania
Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is 71 kilometres north of Gjirokastër, 70 kilometres west of Korçë, 70 kilometres south of Tirana, and 33 kilometres east of Fier.
From the “Culture” section
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