Butrint
Also known as Bouthrote, Bouthroton, Buthrote, Buthrotum, Butrinte, Butrinto, Butrolum, Mint of Buthrotum
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Albania
Inscribed
1992
Area
3,980 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Butrint is about 70 km west of Ioanina. The nearest other World Heritage site is Old Town of Corfu, about 17 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kerkira · about 39,000 peopleabout 18 km south-west
- Gjirokastër · about 23,000 peopleabout 40 km north
- Ioanina · about 86,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Vlorë · about 90,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
- Berat · about 47,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Fier · about 82,000 peopleabout 110 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GreeceCultural17 km away
GreeceCultural60 km away
AlbaniaCultural106 km away
GreeceMixed138 km away
Albania, North MacedoniaMixed166 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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