Dukat, Albania


Dukat is a community of the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë.

History

World War II

During World War II Dukat was part of the battlefield of the battle of Gjorm, where Albanian resistance units defeated and routed the troops of the Kingdom of Italy.

Demographics

Dukat is mixed, inhabited 73% by Christians and 21% by Muslims and the whole village speaks Albanian.
It is the only southern albanian village with a catholic church Church of Marmiroi