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Fier (pronounced; Albanian definite form: Fieri, Latin: Fierum) is the seventh most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Fier County and Fier Municipality. It is situated on the bank of Gjanica River in the Myzeqe Plain between the Seman in the north, the Vjosë in the south and the foothills of the Mallakastra Mountains in the southeast.
Vlorë (/ ˈ v l ɔːr ə / VLOR-ə, [8] [9] Albanian:; Albanian definite form: Vlora [b]) is the third most populous city of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. . Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains along the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea Coa
Vlorë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Vlorës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties.It had a population of 147,267 in 2001, and an area of 1,609 km 2 (621 sq mi). [1]
The SH8 highway (Albanian: Rruga Shtetërore 8) is a national highway in Albania spanning 126 kilometres (78.29 miles) across the counties of Fier and Vlorë.It connects the cities of Fier and Vlorë to the city of Sarandë on the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast.
The Principality of Valona and Kanina [a], also known as the Despotate of Valona and Kanina [b], Principality of Valona [c] [1] [2] [3] or Principality of Vlorë (1346–1417) was a medieval principality in Albania, roughly encompassing the territories of the modern counties of Vlorë (Valona), Fier, and Berat.
The Siege of Vlorë was a siege in 1691 in which the Ottoman army under the command of Koca Halil Pasha inflicted a great defeat on the Venetians and took back this important castle and port as a result of the siege carried out between February 4 and March 6, 1691.
Kristaq Mitro – Film director; Ibrahim Muçaj – Film director; Drita Pelingu – film and stage actress; Orli Shuka - British-Albanian actor born in Vlorë.; Agim Shuka - (April 1942–May 20, 1992) Was a famous Albanian film and stage actor.
The Bay of Vlorë (Albanian: Gjiri i Vlorës, pronounced [ˈɟiɾi i ˈvlɔɾəs]) is a large bay of the Adriatic Sea situated along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast on the Mediterranean Sea in Southern Europe.