Albania · 16th century
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.
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Ishëm Fortress ranks #5,409 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #24 of the 27 mapped in Albania. Founded 1572, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 886 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Durrës, 28 km away. See how Albania compares in the castle statistics.
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