Libohove Castle - Kalaja e Libohovës

Libohove Castle - Kalaja e Libohovës, Libohove, Gjirokaster County, Republic of Albania.

   Libohova Castle (Kalaja e Libohovës) is a castle in the village of Libohova. It was built between 1796 and 1798 and is one of the many fortifications that were erected by the Ottoman ruler Ali Pasha of Tepelena, who dedicated the castle to his sister Shanisha. From the castle you have some spectacular views over the Drino valley on one side, and on the other you look up to the slopes of the Bureto Mountain.

    The castle itself has an almost rectangular shape and measures about 70 meters long and 50 meters wide. Its walls are up to 1.40 meters wide and each corner has a polygonal tower. In the center of the castle is a small entrance that leads to a concrete underground bunker.

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