states: [albania]
category: cultural
year: 1992
location: District of Sarandë, County of Vlorë
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 39.7511111100, 20.0261111100
Inhabited since prehistoric times, Butrint has been the site of a Greek colony, a Roman city and a bishopric. Following a period of prosperity under Byzantine administration, then a brief occupation by the Venetians, the city was abandoned in the late Middle Ages after marshes formed in the area. The present archaeological site is a repository of ruins representing each period in the city’s development.
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