Sanjak of Avlona
| Sanjak of Avlona | |||||
| sanjak of Ottoman Empire | |||||
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| Capital | Initially Avlonya, later Berat | ||||
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| • | Construction of Elbasan Castle | 1466 | |||
| • | First Balkan War | 1913 | |||
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 Albania
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The Sanjak of Avlona (Turkish: Avlonya Sancağı, Albanian: Sanxhaku i Vlorës; sometimes referred to as the Sanjak of Berat because of its county town) was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire which county town was Berat in Albania. It was established in 1466, after the construction of the Elbasan Castle of the territory that belonged to the preceding Ottoman sanjak, Sanjak of Albania.
The territory of the Sanjak of Avlona extends between Shkumbin river on the north and Ceraunian Mountains on the south.
This sanjak had two kazas: kaza of Berat and kaza of Valona. Before establishing of the Sanjak of Delvina in the middle of 16th century following towns (kazas) also belonged to the Sanjak of Avlona: Delvina, Gjirokastër, Myzeqe and Labëria.
Valona was conquered by the Ottomans in June 1417. In 1431, the Sanjak of Albania was created out of areas in present-day western Albania.
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