List of castles in Albania
This page is a list of castles and castle ruins in Albania, arranged by counties. The English equivalent for Kala in Albanian is Fortress. The latter is most fit for usage to describe the below structures as documented by official travel guides.
Berat County
- Berat Castle
- Skrapar Castle
- Prishta Castle
- Balibardha Castle
- Mbjeshovë Castle
- Mbolan Castle
- Peshtan Castle
- Plënckë Castle (also known as Vokopolë Castle)
Dibër County
- Burgajet Castle
- Grezhdan Castle, one of the biggest in the Balkans, also referred as "Grazhdan Castle"
- Bruç Castle
- Petralba Castle
- Shkopet Castle
- Scanderbeg Castle (Varosh Castle by Albanians, Istulush Castle by Ottomans)
- Xibër Castle
Durrës County
Elbasan County
- Elbasan Castle
- Peqin Castle
- Mengel Castle
- Qafë Castle (also known as Sulovë Castle)
Fier County
Gjirokastër County
- Gjirokastër Castle
- Libohovë Castle
- Kardhiq Castle
- Tepelenë Castle (also known as Ali Pashë Tepelena Castle)
- Këlcyrë Castle
- Shtëpëzë Castle
- Melan Castle
- Labovë e Kryqit Castle
- Selo Castle
- Saraqinisht Castle (also known as Jermë Castle)
- Shën Triadhë Castle (Saint Trinity in English), in Valare
- Paleokastër Castle
Korçë County
- Mok Castle
- Pogradec Castle
- Shpellë Castle
- Trajan Castle, after Trajan, the Roman Emperor
- Ventrok Castle
Lezhë County
Shkodër County
- Drisht Castle
- Rozafa Castle
- Vau-Dejës Castle
- Gajtan Castle
- Kratul Fortification
Tirana County
- Bashtovë Castle
- Dajti Castle
- Petrelë Castle
- Prezë Castle
- Tirana Castle
- Lalm Castle
- Shëngjergj Castle
- Tujan Castle
Vlorë County
- Ali Pasha Castle
- Kaninë Castle
- Lëkurësi Castle
- Porto Palermo Castle
- Badhra Castle
- Borsh Castle
- Tragjas Castle (also known as Gjon Boçari Castle)
- Kropisht Castle
- Kukum Castle
- Mavrovë Castle
- Nivicë Castle
- Skelë Castle
- Pllocë Castle
- Vivar Channel Castle
- Butrint Castle
See also
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