{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Balec - Newikis","description":"Balec (Albanian: Baleci) was a medieval fortified town near Shkodër in Albania. The settlement originated in Roman times. During Byzantine rule over the area, it was part of the Dyrrhachium theme. Later it was a seat of a župa of the Kingdom of Duklja, and later still of the Lordship of Zeta. Balec…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Map_of_the_Shkodra_region_in_the_Middle_Ages.png","thumbnail_width":926,"thumbnail_height":708}