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Around Çorovoda, the Skrapar District

Çorovoda (or Çorovodë when in a sentence with a preposition as in "to", "in" or "from Çorovoda") is the main town of the Skrapar District, about 40 km south east of Berati. Its name is derived from Bulgarian "černa voda" (black water). The town has a population of around 7,000 inhabitants. It could be one of the oldest towns in Albania, on account of ruins of a castle and churches found near here.

The road from Berati to Çorovoda passes through the valley of the Osumi river, along rolling hills and farmlands. After 16 km the town of Poliçani, a town of almost 7,000 people. It has a now derelict munitions factory and was built entirely for that purpose in the 1960s during communist rule.

Çorovoda also has derelict factories but the main sight is "Pirogosh", the canyon of the Osumi river south of the town, with towering cliffs and caverns. There is also a small place of worship of the Bektashi branch of Islam overlooking the canyon.

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Farms southeast of Berati	Osumi valley	Between Berati and Poliçani	Street in Poliçani	Arms factory, Poliçani
Osumi river	View to Ã‡orovoda	Monument, Çorovoda	Cliffs along the Osumi	Osumi canyon
Bektashi shrine	"Footprint of the saint"	Cliffs along Osumi river	Çorovoda	Along the Osumi river

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