Kelcyre Fortress - Kalaja e Këlcyrës

Kalaja e Këlcyrës

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Kelcyre Fortress - Kalaja e Këlcyrës, Kelcyre, Gjirokaster County, Republic of Albania.

In the IVth and IIIrd centuries BC, Kelcyre Castle was built on the hill of Mount Trebeshin. Its walls were constructed of rectangular stone blocks. The fortifications were rebuilt in the pre-Ottoman Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in documents from 1272 under the name Klausura.