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Berat
Municipality and City
View of Berat from city's fortress
View of Berat from city's fortress
Coat of arms of Berat
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Qyteti i një mijë e një dritareve (City of one thousand and one windows)
Country  Albania
County Berat County
District Berat District
Founded 4th Century BC
Area
 • Total 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total 125,830
 • Density 103.17/km2 (267.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5001-5006
Area code(s) 032
Website bashkia-berat.net

Berat is a town in south-central Albania. It is the capital of both the District of Berat and the larger County of Berat. About 71,000 people live here. Berat is on the right bank of the river Osum.

Images for kids

  • Berat Albania 15

    The entrance of the citadel, with the 13th century Byzantine Holy Trinity Church

  • Halveti Teqe Berat

    Halveti Tekke

  • Naibi gr

    The city of Berat in 1813, illustration by Charles Cockerelle

  • Berat - Lear Edward - 1851

    Berat depicted by Edward Lear, 15 October 1848.

  • 2011 Berat, Most Gorica 02

    Berat

  • Berat citadel

    View of the Citadel of Berat

  • Berat UNESCO 2016 Albania

    Berat as seen from the Castle.

  • Muzeu Etnografik ne Berat

    The Ethnographic Museum

  • Berat - Kathedrale 1a Vorhalle

    The Onufri Museum

  • BERAT Unesco Albania 2016

    The St. Michael's Church of Berat

  • Margarita Tutulani

    Margarita Tutulani

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