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When did Durrës become Ottoman?

Durrës (Durazzo) · Today: Albania · Balkans

411years under Ottoman rule

Durrës came under Ottoman rule in 1501; Ottoman rule ended in 1912.

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1501–1912 · 411 years

Chronology

  1. 1501
    Became Ottoman

    In the Ottoman-Venetian war of 1499–1502 Ottoman forces under Mehmed Bey took the city in August 1501.

    Sultan: Bayezid II
  2. 1912
    Left Ottoman rule

    The city joined the Albanian state founded in 1912 and was its capital before Tirana.

    Sultan: Mehmed V

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Northern Albania (Krujë–Shkodër)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1501

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “DRAÇ” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.