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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Berat or Berati , town (1993 est. pop. 148,100), capital of Berat dist., S central Albania. It is a commercial center and the seat of a bishop of the Albanian Orthodox Church. There is an oil field nearby. Probably built on the site of ancient Antipatrea, Berat fell to the Serbs in 1345 and to the Turks in 1440. A citadel, rebuilt by the Byzantines in the 13th cent., overlooks the town, which has a 15th-century mosque and several old churches. The autocephalic Albanian Orthodox Church was proclaimed there in 1922. Author not available, BERAT. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, ... Read more

Berat
Berat, Albania Antipatria, Albanorum, Pulcheriopolis, Beligrad The original Greek names were superseded when the Byzantines renamed...the name adopted by the Serbs after the city had been rebuilt in the 13th century. However, it has been suggested that Berat is a corruption of Antipatria, itself named after ... Read more

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...Tiran ë , Durr ë s, Shkod ë r Other Cities: Berat, Elbasan, Gjirokast ë r, Kor ç ë , Vlor ë...Tourist areas in Albania include two " museum cities " — Berat and Gjirokast ë r — and archaeological sites at... Read more

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	SOC: Tomorri Berat 2 APOEL Nicosia 3 result ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 08-11-2000 SOC: Tomorri Berat 2 APOEL Nicosia 3 result TIRANA, Aug 10 Reuters - Tomorri Berat (Albania) 2 APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus) 3 - result UEFA Cup qualifying round, first leg Scorers: Tomorri - Gentian Lako 62, Elton... Read more
	And Berat begat 15 Ronaldos ; AT LEAST 15 boys born during the last two weeks in the southern Albanian town of Berat have been named after Brazilian football star Ronaldo. The name has gripped the ancient town of 20,000, with youths wearing Ronaldo shirts and shaving their heads to imitate their idol. Read more
	Kosovo boy's op on bullet in spine.(News) ; ...by a Serbian firing squad. Ten-year-old Berat Musa has been living inches from death...during a brutal ethnic cleansing massacre. Berat, who will return to school in Kosovo once...army in the village of Cecili, Kosovo. Berat was lined up against a wall with his dad... Read more
	KOSOVAR FAMILY BEGINS LIFE ANEW ; ...then, Ajshe, the matriarch, has turned 49. Berat celebrated his 19th birthday on Thanksgiving...People think the problems are over," sighs Berat. "They're not over. They're just beginning...say they are "recovering from the war." Berat is a senior at Milton High, plays soccer... Read more
	A grandstand view of a perilous crossing ; ...River Osum, outside the Albanian town of Berat. The donkey is weighed down with tiles...appraisal cast over each passing woman. Berat's houses fall to the shore in terraced...patiently to move on. Behind us the town of Berat gleams terracotta in the late afternoon... Read more
	Icy grip of fear returns to haunt Albanian streets ; ...off the streets. In the southern town of Berat and in other provincial towns in the area...than 200 people having been rounded up in Berat alone. Of these, 46 have been sent to Tirana...the government crashing down with them. Berat is the Albanian town worst-hit by the wave... Read more
	Rebels band together to demand talks ; ...The towns of Saranda, Gjirokaster, Tepelena, Berat and Kucove announced the formation of a national...locals seized 23 elderly MiGs - and the town of Berat have built road-blocks in the past 24 hours. In Berat the new police chief, Ilir Helmesi, asked... Read more
	Younger than that now - An aging wave of Peace Corps volunteers finds new reasons to act on an old idealism ; ...volunteer who recently showed me around the historic walled city of Berat, Albania, in many ways fits the stereotype. Bright and idealistic...condition. To do so, he has brought the agencys provincial office in Berat into the 21st century. Ive been a technical resource in getting... Read more
	Horrors still fresh for Kosovar family Newly arrived in Milton, refugees long for relatives ; ...wife Ajshe, 48, and two of his sons -- Berat, 18, and Durim, 9 -- were a world away...news conference. After a few questions, Berat Hyseni buried his head in his mother's...body at the main railway station," said Berat Hyseni, who speaks fluent English. "Everybody... Read more
	Teen murder accused freed on RM45,000 bail ; IPOH: "BERAT sedikit (it's slightly difficult) and there are a lot of conditions to follow." Those were the words of the father of a 16-year-o... Read more

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