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The building of the theatre dates from the 1950s. It officially opened on 11 January 1953. [1] His first show was the comedy "The Girl from the village" (Albanian: Vajza nga fshati) the writer Fatmir Gjata, staged by director Pandi Stillu.
Durrës (/ ˈ d ʊr ə s / DUURR-əs, [8] [9] Albanian:; Albanian definite form: Durrësi) is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest continuously inhabited cities, [10] with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history.
Jahja Ballhysa, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence; Pietro Bianco, pirate from Durrës who lived in the 1450s; Bruti family, Medieval family who ruled in Durres; Abaz Efendi Çelkupa, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence; Mustafa Hanxhiu, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
The Amphitheatre of Durrës (Albanian: Amfiteatri i Durrësit; Latin: Amphitheatrum Dyrrhachinum) is a Roman amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Durrës, Albania. Construction began under the emperor Trajan [ citation needed ] in the 2nd century AD and it was destroyed twice by earthquakes in the 6th and 10th centuries. [ 1 ]
Durrës County (Albanian: Qarku i Durrësit), officially the County of Durrës (Albanian: Qarku i Durrësit), is a county in the Northern Region of the Republic of Albania.It is the smallest by area and the second most populous of the twelve counties, with 292,029 people within an area of 766 km 2 (296 sq mi). [2]
The ruins of St. Anthony Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Ndojt) is located at Rodon Cape (alternatively known as Skanderbeg Cape) in Durrës County, is a Cultural Monument of Albania. It became a Cultural Monument in 1963. [ 1 ]
Epidamnos (Ancient Greek: Επίδαμνος, Albanian: Epidamn), later known as Dyrrachium (Latin: Dyrrhachium, Greek: Δυρράχιον, Albanian: Dyrrah) [1] [2] [3], was a prominent city on the Adriatic coast, located in modern-day Durrës, Albania.
The Archaeological Museum of Durrës (Albanian: Muzeu Arkeologjik i Durrësit) in Durrës, Albania, established in 1951, is the largest archaeological museum in the country. [1] The museum is located near the beach and north of the museum are the 6th-century Byzantine walls, constructed after the Visigoth invasion of 481.