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Native name Albanian: Rrënojat e Kishës së Shatit | |
Location | Mazrek |
The Church ruins (Albanian : Rrënojat e Kishës së Shatit) in Mazrek, Shkodër County, Albania, are a Cultural Monument of Albania. [1]
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