HERITAGE RECORD · 570

Butrint

布特林特

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ188694 ↗

Area3980 ha

Administrative areaQ16350136 · Q192849

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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