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    Tower houses in the Balkans - Wikipedia

    • Tower houses (singular: Albanian: kullë; Bosnian: odžak Bulgarian: кули, kuli; Serbian: кула, Romanian: culă) developed and were built since the Middle Ages in the Balkans, particularly in Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro, but also in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia and Serbia, as well as in Oltenia, in Romania. Originating from the M… See more

    Names

    Tower houses are called in Albanian: kullë; Bosnian: odžak Bulgarian: кули, kuli; Serbian: кула, Romanian: culă, all meaning "tower", from Arabic ‏قَلْعَة‎ (qalʿa, “fort, fortress”) via Persian qulla, meaning "mountain" … See more

    In Albania

    Types of tower houses in Albanian architecture existed before the Ottoman invasion of the Balkans, especially in Gjirokastër. Albanian kullë are predominantly found in the north of the country, wit… See more

    In Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Towers and odžaks are usually built next to each other as fortification and residential buildings. Although easily confused they differ in material and purpose. However, sometime one building can be both at once. There use… See more

    Where is Balochistan located?
    Historical Balochistan covers the southern part of the Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the west, the Pakistani province of Balochistan in the east, and, in the northwest, part of Afghanistan 's Helmand Province. The Gulf of Oman forms its southern border. Mountains and desert make up much of the region's terrain.
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