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. Sometime between the 10th and the 13th century the Church of Marmiroi was built near the village. Dervish Ali a native of the area known as one of the organizers of the revolt of 1847 built his towers near the village which were used by Albanian rebels during the uprising for hiding and storage and are today cultural monuments. During the Vlora war forces from Dukat participated in the Albanian side and freed the  village from Italian occupation. 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 Orthodox Christians and 21% by Muslims and the whole village speaks Albanian. It is home to the Church of Marmiroi, a medieval church and Dervish Ali's Towers