Castle of Krujë

Krujë Castle
Kalaja e Krujës
Krujë Castle; Kalaja e Krujës
Krujë,Northcentral Albania
	The Inside of Kruje Castle
	Krujë Castle; Kalaja e Krujës
Coordinates	41°30′25″N 19°47′38″E
Site information
Owner	Albania
Controlled by	Byzantine Empire ; Principality of Arbanon ; Kingdom of Albania ; Principality of Albania ; Principality of Kastrioti ; League of Lezhë ; Ottoman Empire ; Albania
Open to; the public	Yes
Site history
Built	5th Century
Battles/wars	Albanian Revolt of 1432–36; First Siege of Krujë (1450); Second Siege of Krujë (1466); Third Siege of Krujë (1467); Fourth Siege of Krujë (1478);

The Krujë Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Krujës) is a castle in the city of Krujë, Albania and the center of Skanderbeg's rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. Inside the castle is the Teqe of Dollme of the Bektashi (an Islamic Sufi sect), the National Skanderbeg Museum, the remains of the Fatih Sultan Mehmed mosque and its minaret, an ethnographic museum and a Turkish bath.

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