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| Pilgrimages at the Abbas Ali Türbe (archive) |
Starting tomorrow and lasting for an entire week until August 24, the annual Bektashian pilgrimage to Mount Tomorri will take place. To ensure the smooth operation of this significant event and to preemptively address any potential issues, DVP Berat has formulated a comprehensive set of measures.
Collaborating closely with Berat, Kuçovo, and Skrapar Police Stations, the Berat Police Department has formulated an extensive plan aimed at maintaining public order and safety, preventing criminal activities, and enhancing road safety. This pertains to both the movement of regular vehicular traffic and pedestrians on the roads and tourist sites during the pilgrimage to Mount Tomorri.
Director Luan Mema, the Deputy Director for Public Safety at the Berat Local Police Directorate, communicated to the media that a meticulous plan of measures has been enacted by the Berat police to ensure order and public safety throughout the pilgrimage to Mount Tomorri.
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| Abbas Ali Türbe from above |
Under the implementation of this plan, Mema detailed that additional services have been strategically arranged along all the routes leading to Mount Tomorri and in the vicinity of the religious site (Teqesa) on the mountain. He further elucidated the specific traffic patterns during the ascent and descent from the mountain and outlined traffic regulations.
Travel Routes:
For individuals driving toward Mount Tomorri (towards the teke), the designated route is as follows: "Entrance of the city of Berat – Kombinati roundabout – City Ring – Unaza roundabout – Plirëzi intersection – Kulmaku roundabout."
The travel routes for those returning from Mount Tomorri (from Tekeja) are: "Tekeja e Kulmakut-Bargullaz-Pronovik-Poliçan-Uznovë-Main road 'Antipatrea'-Roundabout of Kombinati" and "Teqja e Kulmakut-Novaj-Bogovë-Poliçan-Uznovë-Main street 'Antipatrea'-Kombinat roundabout."
Drivers and pilgrims originating from the city of Çorovodë are advised to use the "Çorovodë-Gjerbës-Teqeja e Kulmaku" road axis and vice versa.
Restrictions:
For vehicles: Heavy tonnage vehicles are prohibited from circulating on road axes such as "Vlashuk Kuçovo-Berat," "Ura Kuçit-Dimal-Berat," "Pobrat-Dimal-Berat," "Berat-Mali i Tomorri," "Berat-Çorovode," and "Çorovode-Gjerbës-Mali i Tomorrit" from 06:00 to 24:00 throughout the pilgrimage days.
Additionally, buses, vans carrying more than 8 passengers, and minibusses are not allowed to travel on the "Plirëz-Teqeja e Kulmakut-Mali i Tomorrit" route.