Libohovë Castle (Libohovë)
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Libohovë Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Libohovës) is a castle in Libohovë, southern Albania. It was built between 1796 and 1798. This castle was the dowry that Ali Pashë Tepelena presented on the occasion of his sister’s wedding. The castle has a rectangular shape, measuring 70×80 m. It is a substantial fortress, with three polygonal corner towers and one irregular-shaped bastion in the fourth corner.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libohovë_Castle
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Coordinates: 40°1'53"N 20°15'55"E
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