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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Acheron, Dodona, Ambracia, Berat, Paramythia, Filiates, Kichyro, Oricum, Amfilochia, Kastritsa, List of Ancient Greek tribes, Oiniades, Amantia, Astakos, Parauaea, Antigonia, Syvota, Aornum, Ancient Paleros, Ceraunian Mountains, Cassiopia, Elateia, Cheimerion, Pandosia, Gitanae, Thronion, Tymphaea, Elaea, Creonion, Toryne, Panormos, Hekatompedon, Berenike, Alyzeia, Baiake, Phoitiai, Eurymenai, Phanoteia, Oropos, Thyrreion, Passaron, Thesprotia, Paleis, Buchetium, Gertus, Chyton, Korkyra, Charadros, Artichia, Orraon, Zmaratha, Elatria, Echinos, Poionos, Batiai, Ithaka, Olympe, Kastrosykia, Herakleia, Hyporeiai, Torybeia, Medion, Phara, Pronnoi, Euripos, Koronta, Kranioi, Ilium, Same, Elina, Elaeatis, Helikranon, Bouneima, Trampya. Excerpt: Berat is a town located in south-central Albania. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of around 71,000 people. It is the capital of both the District of Berat and the larger County of Berat. The old town (Mangalem district) was inscribed on the World Heritage List in July 2008. The current name of the town in Albanian is Berat or Berati, which is derived from the older Bel(i)grad (meaning "white city" in Serbian, cf. Belgrade, Bulgarian: ), under which name it was known in Greek, Latin and Slavic documents during the High and Late Middle Ages. That name was rendered as Bellegrada ( ) in Greek. During Antiquity the town's territory is believed to have been the site of a Macedonian stronghold, Antipatreia (Ancient Greek: "city of Antipater") or Antipatrea in Latin, while during the early Byzantine Empire the name of the town was Pulcheriopolis (Greek: , "city of Pulcheria"). In the Republic of Venice the city was known as Belgrad di Romania, while in the Ottoman Empire it was also known as Arnavud Belgrad (Albanian Belgrade) to distinguish it from Belgrade. The ...
