Borsh Castle & Mosque

Castle and Mosque in Sarandë

Borsh Castle 4th Century Before Christ — CC BY-SA 4.0 / Silvitriana

Borsh Albania Burg — CC BY-SA 3.0 / Decius

Borsh Castle Albania 1 — CC BY-SA 4.0 / N/A

Borsh Castle Albania 2 — CC BY-SA 4.0 / Timea

The castle dates from the 3rd-4th century B.C. It was known as the Sopot Castle in the Middle Ages, and was listed in the memoirs of the Byzantine Emperor, daughter of Alexios I Komnenos, Anna Komnenos as early as 1192. In the 18th century, during the rule of Ali Pasha, a mosque was added to the castle, which has remained well preserved to this day, missing only one of its original minarets.

Visiting Borsh Castle & Mosque

Duration: 45 minutes

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