Dukat, Albania

For other uses, see Dukat (disambiguation).

Dukat
—  Village  —
Dukat
Coordinates: 40°15′2″N 19°34′2″E / 40.25056°N 19.56722°E / 40.25056; 19.56722Coordinates: 40°15′2″N 19°34′2″E / 40.25056°N 19.56722°E / 40.25056; 19.56722
Country	Albania
County	Vlorë County
District	Vlorë District
Municipality	Orikum
Time zone	Central European Time (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Car Plates	VL

Dukat is a community of the Vlorë District Vlorë County, southern Albania.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

1. ^ Albanian government budget legislation
2. ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940-1945. I.B.Tauris. pp. 230. ISBN 1845111044. http://books.google.gr/books?id=P3knunC7z_oC&dq=Albania+in+Occupation+and+War:+From+Fascism+To+Communism+1940-1945&q=gjormi#v=snippet&q=gjormi&f=false.