Kleisura
Begin between 01.01.1050 and 31.12.1100
Properties
| ID | 123903 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Place |
| Place | Existing Fortification |
| Case Study | Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška |
| Administrative unit | Qark Gjirokastra , Albania |
Description
Këlcyra was first mentioned in the writings of Anna Comnena describing her fathers military endeavours in the war against the Normans at the end of the 11th century. Mentul Muzaka, nephew to the Albanian king Andrew I Muzaka, was mentioned as "comes Clissaniae" in the year 1319. From 1335 to 1336 the fortress became Byzantine again. Këlcyra was mentioned again in 1431-1432 in the Ottoman Defter.