Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Historically Mirdita was the largest tribal region of Albania in terms of geographic spread and population. [3] The region is situated in northern Albania, and it borders the traditional tribal areas of Puka (Berisha, Kabashi, Qerreti) in the north; the Lezha highlands (Vela, Bulgëri, Manatia, Kryeziu) in the west and southwest; the northern Albanian coastal plain of Lezha and Zadrima between ...
[4] [5] It spans an area of 43.93 km 2 (16.96 sq mi). [6] The area is the first protected area to be established in Albania as a hunting reserve in July 1940. The current nature reserve was established in 2010 encompassing the Kunë Island , the Kunë-Vain lagoon , the woodlands, and several ecosystems .
Topographical map of the Albanian Riviera. The Albanian Riviera (Albanian: Riviera shqiptare, pronounced [ɾiviˈɛɾa ʃcipˈtaɾɛ]), also popularly known as Bregu, is a coastline along the north-eastern Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing the districts of Sarandë and Vlorë in south-western Albania.
The region also has its own Kanun, a set of traditional Albanian laws, [6] and is known as Kanuni i Pukës (English: Canon of Pukë) and used mainly in Northern Albania and Kosovo. In the 20th century, Pukë was expanded as a military base and a centre of Catholic education. The distinguished Albanian poet Migjeni taught in the town from 1936 ...
Although black pine dominates and is among the most significant tree species in the country, occupying a surface area of roughly 10.2%. [19] It is primary found in the central mountain range but also scattered in the northern and southern mountain range . [ 24 ]
Palasë (Albanian: Palasë or Palasa; Greek: Παλάσα, Palasa) also Paljasa (Albanian: Paljasë) (Greek: Παλιάσα), [1] is a village in Himarë municipality (13 kilometres from the town), Vlorë County, southern Albania. [2]
Kavajë (/ k ɑː ˈ v aɪ ə / ⓘ kah-VY-ə, Albanian definite form: Kavaja) is a city and municipality centrally located in the Western Lowlands region of Albania, in Tirana County. [5]
Dhërmi is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1583 as a settlement in the Sanjak of Delvina with a total of 50 households. The anthroponymy recorded predominantly belonged to the Albanian onomastic sphere (e.g., Leka Gjini, Gjin Kondi, Gjoka Qezari), however, personal names reflecting broader Orthodox Christian anthroponymy are also recorded (e.g., Petri Dhima, Nikolla Kosta, Kristo Dhimo).