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Berat district [capital = Berat]

Historic Centre of Berat see detail
Berat bears witness to the coexistence of various religious and cultural communities down the centuries. It features a castle, locally known as the Kala, most of which was built in the 13th century, although its origins date back to the 4th century BC. The citadel area numbers many Byzantine churches, mainly from the 13th century, as well as several mosques built under the Ottoman era which began in 1417.

Gjirokastra district [capital = Gjirokastra]

Historic Centre of Gjirokastra see detail
Gjirokastra, in the Drinos river valley in southern Albania, features a series of outstanding two-story houses which were developed in the 17th century. The town also retains a bazaar, an 18th-century mosque and two churches of the same period.

Librazhd district [capital = Librazhd]

Shebenik-Jabllanicë National Park in Qarrishtë at Rrajca
With its mountain streams and glacial lakes, it is one of the most beautiful mountain regions in eastern Albania. The component part comprises the best-preserved beech forests that have the character of a primeval forest.

Pogradec district [capital = Pogradec]

Early Christian Church in Lin at Lin Mosaic, SH87
On the Lin Peninsula, in the west of the Lake, the Early Christian Lin church, founded in the mid-6th century, is related to the basilicas of Ohrid town in terms of its architectural form and decorative floor mosaics, and possibly also through liturgical links.

Ohrid Lake from Lin to Pogradec
Lake Ohrid is a superlative natural phenomenon, providing refuge for numerous endemic and relict freshwater species of flora and fauna dating from the tertiary period.

Serande district [capital = Sarande]

Cultural landscape in Butrint at Butrint National Park
The fortifications bear testimony to the different stages of their construction from the time of the Greek colony until the Middle Ages. The most interesting ancient Greek monument is the theatre which is fairly well preserved. The major ruin from the paleo-Christian era is the baptistery, an ancient Roman monument adapted to the cultural needs of Christianity. Its floor has a beautiful mosaic decoration.

Tropoje district [capital = Bajram Curri]

Primeval Beech Forest in Bradoshnicë at Gashi River
A large part of the area is covered by virgin beech forests. The geological basin is crossed by the river and is surrounded by swamps and canals which, for decades, have kept the rich flora and fauna alive and helped it flourish, undisturbed by the human hand.