Uscana
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Uscana or Hyscana was a settlement of the Illyrian tribe of the Penestae in southern Illyria.{{cite book |last=Wilkes |first=John |title=The Illyrians |date=9 January 1996 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=9780631198079 |page=172 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Nv6SPRKqs8C&q=scupi+dardania+roman+illyria |access-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120214120/https://books.google.de/books?id=4Nv6SPRKqs8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=scupi+dardania+roman+illyria&hl=en&ei=AhJQTv3ENJGF-wbNnqTuBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y |archive-date=20 November 2020 |quote=In midwinter 170/169 BC, Perseus launched a successful raid on the Illyrian Penestae and captured their chief town Uscana.}} It has been suggested that it is to be identified with Grazhdan Castle, near modern Peshkopi in northern Albania.{{cite book | last=Winnifrith | first=Tom | title=Nobody's Kingdom: A History of Northern Albania | publisher=Andrews UK Limited | year=2021 | p=152}}
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