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Ruins in the style of the old Gorica bridge in Berat attest to the existence of early inhabitants and what would later become the town today. The contemporary city has its origins in recent displacements of residents from nearby villages over the last 100 years. The building of bridges has been the
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The population is composed of a mix between locals who are from the other side of town, with predominantly
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Polyphonic Albanian folk music group.
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