Karakoll Tower Kokdodë, Puka

Karakoll Tower is located in the village with the same name, in Konkodë near Puka. Built in the mid-1800s, it stands out typologically from all the tower-residences in the region. In northern Albania, until a few years ago, three residences were called a tower with a police post. The police post was a one-story structure higher than the residential spaces, with a small perimeter, equipped with battlements, and served solely for the defense of the residents of this dwelling.

• One of these residences was submerged by Lake Fierza in the village of Dardhë in Puka.

• The second, located in the Has District, would resist, but it could not survive until today.

• The third and only "evidence" of this type of dwelling is in the village of Kokdodë in Puka.

In 1908, when the English researcher Edith Durham passed through the village of Puka, she was impressed by a very unique dwelling. She expressed that it is the most interesting dwelling she saw in Northern Albania. Today, this tower remains the only example of this type of dwelling in Albania.

The Tower with a Police Post is worth visiting not only for the craftsmanship of its construction and the mentality reflected in the carvings on the stones of its corners but also for the curiosity that preserves the ancient codes and the life of the inhabitants of the region.