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(Ulcinj in Montenegrin) is the southernmost town in Montenegro.
It lies from the Cape of Mendra in the north to the point where the river Buna
flows to the Adriatic. The town covers 20 kilometers in the north-south direction
and 25 kilometers in the east-west direction. Its area is 255 squared kilometers.
Ulqin (pronounced Oul-chin) is one of the oldest towns of the Adriatic coast.
Illyrian tombs (tumuli), found in the village of Zogaj, in the vincity of Ulqin,
date back to the Bronze Age. Ulqin is believed to be founded in the 5th century
B.C. by Greek colonists from Colchis. The Colchian colonization is mentioned in
the 3rd century B.C., in a poem by Apollonius of Rhodos. Illyrians lived in the
region in that time, and under Greek influence built immense so-called Cyclopean
Walls.
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