Korisha Fortress

Korisha Fortress
Albanian: Kalaja e Korishës
Korishë, near Prizren in Kosovo
Site information
Owner Kosovo
Open to
the public		Yes
Location
Korisha Fortress
Coordinates42°15′04″N 20°47′59″E / 42.251144°N 20.799641°E / 42.251144; 20.799641
Site history
BuiltLate Antiquity, circa V-IV AD

Korisha Fortress is a hilltop fortress in Kosovo that dates back to prehistoric and ancient times. It has archaeological and historical values as a site of a Paleo-Christian church of the 6th century, as well as various ceramic vessels from different periods. The fortress overlooks the Prizren plain and the Dukagjin plain, and was declared under permanent protection by the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage in 2016.

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