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The rivers contain an average mineralization of 150 to 500 mg/L and an average annual volume of suspended solids of 60 million tons, with greater erosion occurring in the catchment basins of Osum, Devoll, and Erzen. Temperatures in the winter months fall to 3.5-8.9°C, and in the summer months reach 17.8-24.6°C.
Counties (Albanian: qarqe or qarqet), also sometimes known as prefectures (prefekturë), are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing the earlier districts. Since 2000, there have been 12 counties. Since 2015, they have been divided into 61 municipalities, 373 communes, and 2,972 villages.
The longest river is the Drin, which flows for 285 kilometres (177 mi) within the country. Its catchment area is one of the most biodiverse places in Europe and encompasses the lakes of Shkodër, Ohrid and Prespa. [23] Of particular concern represent the river of Vjosa as it is considered as the last remaining wild river in Europe. [24]
Albania within the borders of Ottoman Empire (1905) At the beginning of the 20th century, the territory which now forms Albania was divided among the four separate vilayets (Albanian: vilajete / vilajetet) of Scutari, Janina, Manastir, and Kosovo. This helped mix Albanians with the surrounding Greeks, Serbs, and other groups.
Coastal Albania – the long narrow strip between about 10 and 30 km wide along the whole Albanian coast, bordering both the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea. Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast; Albanian Ionian Sea Coast. Albanian Riviera; North-eastern Albania – the inland region to the north of the Shkumbin River, bordering Kosovo, Montenegro, and ...
The largest county, by area, is Korçë County encompassing 3,711 square kilometres (1,433 sq mi) of the southeast of Albania. The smallest county, by area, is Durrës County with an area of 766 square kilometres (296 sq mi) in the west of Albania. The counties are made up of 61 second-level divisions known as municipalities (bashki / bashkia ...
Braided rivers in Albania (12 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Albania" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Albania is a parliamentary democracy that is transforming its economy into a market-oriented system. The Albanian capital, Tirana , is home to 350,000 of the country's 3.6 million population. As a result of the opening of the country in the post-communist era, Albania is now undergoing a development boom as its telecommunications, transport and ...