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Butrint - photo

Courtesy of The Butrint Foundation

Maps

See a map of the endangered sites.

Check out a map of Albania.

Check out a comparison map of Albania and the United States!

Butrint - photo

Courtesy of The Butrint Foundation

Links

www.unesco.org/whc/sites/570.htm
Learn about why Butrint was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

www.butrintfound.dial.pipex.com/introductionframe.html
Visit The Butrint Foundation, a charitable trust established to restore, preserve and develop the archaeological site of Butrint.

www.archaeology.org/online/features/butrint/index.html
Read a wonderful article written by Professor Richard Hodges, Director of the Butrint Project. Rare photos and maps included!

www.worldmonuments.org/html/programs/watch.html
Check out the World Monuments Fund's list of the world's 100 most endangered sites. Scroll down to Europe to find Albania, Butrint Archaeological Site and learn about other endangered sites that the WMF is working to protect.

www.britannica.com
Do you want to know more about the people, places, and events mentioned in this short history of Butrint? Type in any keyword and read informative articles from the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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