🏛️ Arapaj Basilica

Albania · Europe · 41.30°N, 19.51°E

The Arapaj Basilica or St. Michael Basilica is a former basilica dedicated to Saint Michael, located in Arapaj, Durrës. Its ruins have been declared a Cultural Monument of Albania. The St. Michael Basilica is an early Palaeo-Christian church which is believed to date to the 5th or 6th century. A mosaic unearthed in the basilica also demonstrates how ingrained Christian culture later was with the early Byzantine Empire.

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Country	Albania
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	41.30°N, 19.51°E · view on map

Arapaj Basilica is located in Albania, in Europe.

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