Place:Berat, Berat, Berat, Albania

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NameBerat
Alt namesAntipatreasource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) p 8456; Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
Beratisource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates40.717°N 19.767°E
Located inBerat, Berat, Albania
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Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is north of Gjirokastër, west of Korçë, south of Tirana, and east of Fier.

Berat is located in the south of the country. It is surrounded by mountains and hills, including Tomorr on the east that was declared a national park. The river Osum (total length ) runs through the city before it empties into the Seman within the Myzeqe Plain. The municipality of Berat was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Berat, Otllak, Roshnik, Sinjë, and Velabisht, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Berat.[1] The total population is 60,031 (2011 census), in a total area of . The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 32,606.[2]

Berat, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, comprises a unique style of architecture with influences from several civilizations that have managed to coexist for centuries throughout the history. Like many cities in Albania, Berat comprises an old fortified city filled with churches and mosques painted with grandiose wealth of visible murals and frescos. Berat is one of the main cultural centres of the country.[3]

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