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Albanian culture or the culture of Albanians (Albanian: kultura shqiptare [kultuˈɾa ʃcipˈtaɾɛ]) is a term that embodies the artistic, culinary, literary, musical, political and social elements that are representative of ethnic Albanians, which implies not just Albanians of the country of Albania but also Albanians of Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro, where ethnic Albanians are a ...
Albanian tattoo patterns: 19th century (top), early 20th century (bottom). They are symbols of the Sun and the Moon ; the cross (also swastika in some tattoos) is the Albanian traditional way to represent the deified Fire – Zjarri, evidently also called with the theonym Enji. [1]
Location (municipality) Year listed UNESCO criteria Description Cetinje Historic Core Cetinje: 2010 ii, iii, vi (cultural) The town of Cetinje was the old royal capital of Montenegro, as well as an important religious center. It was founded in the 15th century and saw major urban development in the 19th century. [12] Old Town of Bar: Bar: 2010
The various dialects of the Albanian language in Albania, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The map does not imply that the Albanian language is the majority or the only spoken language in these areas. The Albanian language is composed of many dialects, divided into two major groups: Gheg and Tosk. [1]
The language is spoken by approximately 6 million people in the Balkans, primarily in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. [1] However, due to old communities in Italy and the large Albanian diaspora, the worldwide total of speakers is much higher than in Southern Europe and numbers approximately 7.5 million.
After the Tanzimat reforms in the second half of the 19th century, aiming to gain influence over Catholic Albanians, Austria-Hungary, with Ottoman approval, opened and financed many schools in the Albanian language, and Franciscan seminaries and hospitals, and trained native clergy, which all resulted in the development of literature in the ...
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Budva (Montenegrin: Будва, pronounced or ) is a town in the Coastal region of Montenegro.It has 19,218 inhabitants, and it is the centre of Budva Municipality.The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva Riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, known for its well-preserved medieval walled city, sandy beaches and diverse nightlife.