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The ancient Rozafa Castle in Shkodër was the focal point of the Siege of Shkodra ... A map of Albania during WWII. On 7 April Mussolini's troops invaded Albania.
Map of the Principality of Arbanon Arbanon was an autonomous principality that existed between the late 12th century and the 1250s. Throughout its existence, the principality was an autonomous dependency of its neighbouring powers, first Byzantium and, after the Fourth Crusade , Epirus , while it also maintained close relations with Serbia . [ 14 ]
As of 2021, there are four sites in Albania inscribed on the list and further four sites on the tentative list. [4] The first site in Albania to be added to the list was the ancient city of Butrint which was inscribed at the 16th UNESCO session in 1992. [5] The historic centre of Gjirokastër was inscribed in 2005 as Museum-City of Gjirokastra. [6]
Caucasian Albania is a modern exonym for a former state located in ancient times in the Caucasus, mostly in what is now Azerbaijan (where both of its capitals were located). The modern endonyms for the area are Aghwank and Aluank , among the Udi people , who regard themselves as descended from the inhabitants of Caucasian Albania.
Map of the Balkans in the 6th century AD illustrating the Roman provinces, major settlements and roads. After the region fell to the Romans in 168 BC, it became part of the province of Macedonia . The central portion of modern Albania was later split off as Epirus nova (" New Epirus "), while the southern remained under Epirus vetus and the ...
Meidani emphasizes Albania's commitment to the creation of "a Europe of the regions" (that is, rather than a continent based on traditional nation-states) and speaks against the desirability of creating a "Greater Albania" that would include ethnic Albanians in neighbouring countries, while stressing the need for closer regional and European ...
The city also benefited from the local supply of asphalt [65] [66] which was a valuable commodity in ancient times, for example for caulking ships. The remains of a late sixth-century temple, located just outside the city, were reported in 2006; it is only the fifth known stone temple found in present-day Albania. [67]
This is a list of archaeological sites in Albania. [1] Archaeological parks. Name Photo Area County Location; Amantia: 15 hectares (37 acres) Vlorë County: Antigonia: