शहर · Berat
Berat
The 'city of a thousand windows': an Ottoman hill town under a still-inhabited castle, UNESCO-listed since 2008.
- Population (town)
- 4,051 (2011)
- Area
- 775 km²
- Elevation
- 300 m
सरल भाषा में
Çorovodë is a small town in the mountains. Most people go there to raft or walk in the Osum canyon nearby.
सरल व्याख्या
Çorovodë is a small town in the mountains. Most people go there to raft or walk in the Osum canyon nearby.
इस पेज पर
Location and the Osum River
Çorovodë (definite Albanian form: Çorovoda) is a town in Berat County, southeastern Albania. It sits in the valley of the Osum River, which passes directly through the town. A smaller watercourse, the Çorovoda River, also flows through the town and joins the Osum within the urban area.
Upstream from the town, the Osum cuts through a series of canyons, producing stretches of fast-moving water and dramatic cliff faces. These conditions have made the river a venue for kayaking, rafting, and other water sports, including annual rafting contests and championships.
Administrative status and population
Çorovodë serves as the seat of Skrapar Municipality, a role it assumed following Albania's 2015 local government reform, which reorganised the country's administrative units and reclassified the town from a former municipality to a municipal unit. Before that reform, it had been the seat of the former Skrapar District.
The population recorded at the 2023 census was 3,918 residents.
Origin of the name
The name Çorovodë is derived from a Bulgarian word meaning 'black water'. This etymology reflects the town's location in a river valley and the historical linguistic influences that have shaped place names across the region.
The Ottoman-era Kasabashi Bridge
Among the town's older surviving structures is the Kasabashi stone bridge, which dates from the Ottoman period. It spans the Çorovoda River and remains a notable example of Ottoman bridge construction in the area.
The Gradec Canyon and Pirogoshi Cave
Five kilometres northeast of Çorovodë, the Çorovoda River has carved the Gradec Canyon into the surrounding rock. Within one of the canyon's cliffs lies a cave named Pirogoshi, described as presumably the largest cave in Albania, though this claim should be understood as approximate rather than definitively verified.
According to local tradition, the cave takes its name from two kings, Piro and Goshi. The cave is listed among the area's notable natural sites alongside the Osum Canyon and the Bogova Reserve.
Çorovodë as a closed city under communist rule
During the period of communist governance in Albania, Çorovodë was designated a closed city. It contained a military airport and other infrastructure described as critical war facilities. Access to and movement within the town was accordingly restricted, a status shared by several strategically significant locations in Albania during that era.
Outdoor activities and natural surroundings
The town is known as a base for rafting on the Osum River, where the canyon sections make the water particularly challenging. The river hosts annual rafting contests. The wider area also offers mountain hiking across the surrounding terrain.
Three designated natural and protected sites are associated with Çorovodë: the Bogova Reserve, the Osum Canyon, and Pirogoshi Cave.
Notable people from Çorovodë
Two prominent figures are recorded as originating from the town. Xhelal bej Koprencka is identified in the source material as a founding father of modern Albania. Ilir Meta, born in 1969, served as President of Albania and is among the most prominent political figures associated with the town.
माह के अनुसार जलवायु
सबसे गर्म महीना है August (औसत दैनिक अधिकतम 30°C), सबसे ठंडा है January (औसत दैनिक न्यूनतम 1°C), और सबसे अधिक वर्षा वाला है December (126 mm). कुल वार्षिक वर्षा का औसत है 1,023 mm.
| माह | अधिकतम | न्यूनतम | वर्षा | वर्षा के दिन | धूप/दिन |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | 1°C | 104 mm | 11 | 6.7 h |
| February | 11°C | 2°C | 94 mm | 10 | 7.7 h |
| March | 14°C | 4°C | 103 mm | 12 | 9.1 h |
| April | 18°C | 7°C | 96 mm | 14 | 10.4 h |
| May | 22°C | 12°C | 82 mm | 12 | 11.7 h |
| June | 27°C | 16°C | 54 mm | 9 | 13.5 h |
| July | 30°C | 19°C | 32 mm | 6 | 13.7 h |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 31 mm | 6 | 12.7 h |
| September | 25°C | 15°C | 81 mm | 9 | 10.5 h |
| October | 21°C | 10°C | 95 mm | 8 | 9.0 h |
| November | 15°C | 6°C | 124 mm | 12 | 6.9 h |
| December | 10°C | 3°C | 126 mm | 12 | 6.2 h |
स्रोत: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 1994–2023 · "अधिकतम" और "न्यूनतम" क्रमशः औसत दैनिक अधिकतम और न्यूनतम वायु तापमान हैं। "वर्षा के दिन" उन दिनों की गणना करता है जिनमें कम से कम 1 मिमी वर्षण हुई हो।
अधिक चित्र
संबद्ध विषय
निकटवर्ती
घाटी · Berat
Osum Canyon
A 26 km limestone gorge up to 80 m deep, run by raft in spring and walked in late summer.
जलप्रपात · Berat
Bogovë Waterfall
A cold spring-fed fall and pool in the Tomorr foothills near Berat.
स्रोत
- Wikipedia.
Çorovodë — English Wikipedia
· प्राप्त किया 13 Oct 2026
Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims. - Wikidata.
Wikidata item Q19307
· प्राप्त किया 13 Oct 2026
Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year. - Open-Meteo / ECMWF.
Monthly climate normals, 1994–2023
· प्राप्त किया 13 Oct 2026
Computed here from daily ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo over 1994–2023. - Wikimedia Commons.
Photographs
· प्राप्त किया 13 Oct 2026
Each photograph carries its own creator, licence and file link beneath it. Only public-domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA files are published.
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