Skela Castle

Vlorë municipality, Albania

Vlorë Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Vlorës or Kalaja e Skelës) was a castle in Vlorë, Albania. It was built in 1537 during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent and existed until 1906. It was one of the biggest military structures of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans and had an especially strategic importance for the Ottomans.

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