Inhabited since prehistoric times, Butrint has been the site of a Greek colony, a Roman city and a bishopric. Following a period of prosperity under Byzantine administration, then a brief occupation by the Venetians, the city was abandoned in the late Middle Ages after marshes formed in the area. The present archaeological site is a repository of ruins representing each period in the city’s development.
District of Sarandë, County of Vlorë
N39 45 4 E20 1 34
Date of Inscription: 1992
Extension: 1999
Minor modification inscribed year: 2007
Criteria: (iii)
Property : 3,980 ha
Buffer zone: 4,611 ha
Ref: 570terSource: http://whc.unesco.org
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