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Ishëm Fortress
Ishëm Fortress. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Ishëm Castle (Albanian:Kalaja e Ishmit) is a castle in Ishëm, Durrës County, Albania. It is located on a hill above the river Ishëm. It was built from 1572 to 1574 by Ottomans to stop the peasant rebellions. The Albanian painter Ibrahim Kodra was buried in front of it.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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