Lezhë District
The District of Lezhë (Albanian: Rrethi i Lezhës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Lezhë County. It has a population of 77,184 (2010 estimate), and an area of 479 km².
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287 Articles of interest in Albania
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The District of Kuçovë (Albanian: Rrethi i Kuçovës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Berat County. It has a population of 34,907 (2010 estimate), and an area of 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi).
Kurbin District
The Kurbin District (Albanian: Rrethi i Kurbinit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Lezhë County. It has a population of 54,977 (2010 estimate), and an area of 273 km².
Kukës District
The District of Kukës (Albanian: Rrethi i Kukësit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population 45,616 (2010 estimate) and area of 938 km². The district's only urban municipality is Kukës, which also is where the districts admi…
Fier District
The District of Fier (Albanian: Rrethi i Fierit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Fier County. It has a population of 199,442 (2010 estimate), and an area of 785 km². It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital is F…
Elbasan District
The District of Elbasan (Albanian: Rrethi i Elbasanit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 224,689 (2010 estimate), and an area of 1,372 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capit…
Berat Castle
Berat Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Beratit) is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine churches in the area and Ottoman mosques. It is built on a rocky hill on the left bank …
Arabati Baba Teḱe
The Arabati Baba Teḱe is a tekke located in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia. The tekke was originally built in 1538 around the türbe of Sersem Ali Baba, an Ottoman dervish. In 1799, a waqf provided by Recep Paşa established the current grounds of the …
Sazan Island
Sazan (definite Albanian form: Sazani; Italian: Saseno, ancient Saso) is a small island in Qendër Municipality, Vlorë District, Vlorë County in Albania. It is strategically located between the Strait of Otranto and the entrance to the Bay of Vlorë a…
Pukë District
The District of Pukë (Albanian: Rrethi i Pukës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Shkodër County.
Lushnjë District
The Lushnjë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Lushnjës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Fier County. It has a population of 143,276 (2010 estimate), and an area of 712 km². It is in the west of the country and 80 km south of Tirana…
Krujë District
The District of Krujë (Albanian: Rrethi i Krujës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Durrës County. It has a population of 67,698 (2010 estimate), and an area of 333 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kru…
Gramsh District
The District of Gramsh (Albanian: Rrethi i Gramshit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 24,230 (2010 estimate), and an area of 695 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is…
Ada Bojana
Ada Bojana (pronounced [ǎːda bɔ̌jana]; Island Bojana) is an island in the Ulcinj Municipality in Montenegro.
Valbonë (river)
The Valbonë or Valbona is a river in northern Albania. It is still relatively untouched. Its source is in the Prokletije, near the border with Montenegro. The Valbonë flows generally east through the municipality Margegaj (mountain villages Valbonë,…
Peqin District
The District of Peqin (Albanian: Rrethi i Peqinit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 31,004 (2010 estimate), and an area of 109 km².
Ksamil Islands
The Ksamil Islands (Albanian: Ishuj të Ksamilit or Ishuj të Tetranisit) are four small islands located in southern Albania. The islands are remote and can only be accessed by boat. The village of Ksamil, after whom the islands are named, is located …
Dragaš
Dragaš, also known as Sharri and Dragash (Albanian: Sharri or Dragash; Bosnian: Dragaš; Serbian: Драгаш, Dragaš; Turkish: Dragaş), is a town and municipality in the Prizren district of southern Kosovo. The population of the town is approximately 33,…
Laprakë
Laprakë is a neighbourhood of Tirana, Albania, located west of the main centre.
Epoka University
Epoka University (EU) is a private for-profit university founded in 2007 in Tirana, Albania. The university received accreditation by the Albanian Agency for Accreditation of Higher Education in 2011. It offers Bachelor, Master of Science, Professio…
Black Drin
The Black Drin, or Black Drim (Albanian: Drini i Zi: meaning "the black deer"; Macedonian: Црн Дрим: Transliterated: Crn Drim) is a river in Republic of Macedonia and Albania. It flows out of Lake Ohrid in Struga, Macedonia. After about 50 km (31 mi…
Port of Durrës
The Port of Durrës or Durrës Harbor (Albanian: Porti i Durrësit) is a biggest port of Albania in the city of Durrës, Albania.
Massacre of 1951 in Albania
The Massacre of 1951 in Albania was the killing without trial of 22 intellectuals in the Socialist People's Republic of Albania on 26 February 1951, as ordered by Enver Hoxha, accused of bombing the Soviet Union's embassy in Tirana. The victims were…
Durrës Amphitheatre
The Durrës Amphitheatre (Albanian: Amfiteatri i Durrësit) is a large Roman amphitheatre in the city of Durrës, Albania. Built in the 2nd century AD during Roman Emperor Trajan's rule, it is located in the centre of the city and is only half unearthe…
White Drin
The White Drin (Albanian: Drini i Bardhë; Serbian: Бели Дрим or Beli Drim; Turkish: Akdrin) is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a 175-kilometre (109 mi)-long headstream of the Drin.
Aoös
Aoös or Vjosë (Greek: Αώος, for other forms of the name see below) is a river in northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania.
Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Selman Stërmasi Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi Selman Stërmasi) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tirana, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KF Tirana. The stadium holds 12,500 people (6000 seated). It is na…
Pyramid of Tirana
The pyramid: International Center of Culture (Albanian: Piramida) is a structure and former museum in Tirana, Albania, that opened on October 14, 1988. Formerly known as "Enver Hoxha Museum." This pyramid-shaped structure was designed by the daughte…
Academy of Sciences of Albania
The Academy of Sciences of Albania (Albanian: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqiperise), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. The institution includes the most distinguished scientists, also called "academics", that are…
Tongo Island
Tongo Island (Albanian: Ishulli i Tongos) is an island in the Ionian Sea in southern Albania. It is a rocky island, and its waters are rich in aquatic life. The island is situated about 300 metres (984 feet) off the Greek coast.
Siege of Krujë (1450)
The first Siege of Krujë occurred in 1450 when an Ottoman army of approximately 100,000 men laid siege to the Albanian town of Krujë. The League of Lezhë, led by Skanderbeg, experienced low morale after losing Svetigrad and Berat between 1448 and 14…
Citypark Albania
Citypark Albania is a shopping mall in Albania. located along the Durrës – Tirana highway. It is Albania's second-largest shopping centre, with 180 shops, a supermarket, a food court, a hotel, an ice-skating ring, Cartoonland, and other entertainmen…
2008 Gërdec explosions
At approximately noon local time on Saturday 15 March 2008, at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec in the Vorë Municipality, Albania (14 kilometers from Tirana, the nation's capital), U.S and Albanian munitions experts were prep…
Seman
The Seman is a river in western Albania. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Osum and Devoll, a few km northwest of Kuçovë. It flows west through Fier-Shegan and Mbrostar (near Fier).
Rinia Park
Rinia Park (Albanian: Parku Rinia) is the central public park of Tirana, Albania, built in 1950 during the socialist system of government, covers an area of 29.81 hectares (73.7 acres).
Velika Plaža
Velika Plaža (Cyrillic: Велика Плажа, pronounced [ʋɛ̂likaː plǎːʒa], Albanian: Plazhi i Madh, English: Long Beach) is a beach in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro.