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Distribution of settlements in antiquity in the western Balkans.

Uscana or Hyscana was a settlement of the Illyrian tribe of the Penestae in southern Illyria, modern Albania.[1]

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  1. ^ Wilkes, John (9 January 1996). The Illyrians. Wiley. p. 172. ISBN 9780631198079. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020. In midwinter 170/169 BC, Perseus launched a successful raid on the Illyrian Penestae and captured their chief town Uscana.