Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër

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The Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Albania renowned for their exceptionally well-preserved Ottoman-era urban architecture and distinctive stone-built houses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
continent Europe
country Albania
criteria (iii)
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governingBody UNESCO World Heritage Committee
hasArchitectureStyle Balkan vernacular architecture
Ottoman architecture
hasBuildingType fortifications
religious buildings
residential houses
hasCity Berat
Gjirokastër
hasCulturalInfluence Ottoman Empire
hasHeritageValue outstanding universal value
hasLegalProtection national cultural monument of Albania
hasMaterial stone
hasPart Historic Centre of Berat
Historic Centre of Gjirokastër
hasUrbanForm historic urban fabric
hasViewOver Osum River
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageType cultural
inscriptionYear 2005
languageOfToponym Albanian
linked to: Albanian language
locatedIn Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans

Berat
Europe
Gjirokastër
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
notableFor Ottoman-era urban architecture
stone-built houses
well-preserved historic townscape
officialLanguage Albanian
partOf World Heritage List
recognizedFor exceptional preservation of Ottoman-period townscape
harmonious integration of buildings with landscape
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCODangerListStatus not on List of World Heritage in Danger
UNESCOListingName Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOSiteId 569

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Gjirokastër partOf Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër County knownFor UNESCO World Heritage city of Gjirokastër
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Berat partOf Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Berat region hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (through the historic city of Berat)
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Berat County hasHistoricCenter Historic Centre of Berat
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Berat County hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër hasPart Historic Centre of Berat
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër hasPart Historic Centre of Gjirokastër
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër UNESCOListingName Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
City of Stone hasNotableBearer Gjirokastër old town
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
City of Stone relatedToUNESCOStatus Gjirokastër UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Gjirokastër Old Bazaar locatedInHistoricCity Gjirokastër Historic Centre
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
Zekate House heritageContext Gjirokastër historic center
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër
National Folklore Festival of Gjirokastër associatedWith Gjirokastër historic centre
linked to: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër