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Formal site selection is widely employed today. The U.S. federal government and all federal agencies require new facility development to follow internal site selection procedures. While not as widespread, many state governments and state government agencies have followed suit and published their own site selection guides. [13]
World Heritage Sites ; Site Image Location () Year listed UNESCO data Description Butrint: Vlorë: 1992 570; iii (cultural) Butrint (Latin: ButhrÅtum) was an ancient Greek city, then a Roman one and the seat of a late Roman bishopric After a period of abandonment it was occupied by the Byzantines the Angevins and the Venetians.
The Albanian Wikipedia (Albanian: Wikipedia Shqip) is the Albanian language edition of Wikipedia started on 12 October 2003. As of 15 January 2025, the Wikipedia has 101,316 articles and is the 73rd-largest Wikipedia.
New Edition (2008/09; Botimi i ri, FESH II) Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Albanian edition, 1984): the first encyclopedia published in Albanian; Albanian Wikipedia (Wikipedia shqip) Encyclopedia of Albanian Art (Albanian: Enciklopedia e Artit Shqiptar)
They are remote and can only be accessed by boat. The combined areas of the four islands is only 8.9 hectares (22.0 acres). [3] The two outer islands are connected by a narrow strip of sand. In terms of geology, the islands have been shaped into its current form over the Jurassic period, with its disjunction of the mainland due to the water ...
The region is primarily defined by the Zagoria valley, which is 27 kilometres (17 mi) long with a watershed of 171 square kilometres (66 sq mi). [6] Its highest point is Mount Nemërçkë at 2,485 metres (8,153 ft) above sea level, while the lowest is at 350 metres (1,150 ft).
Settling a Frontier Dispute by Richard Caton Woodville, 1880.. The main theme of the cycle is the brave warfare between the Albanian heroes (Albanian: kreshnikë or trima, and aga), who have supernatural strength and an extremely large body holding ordinary family lives, and opposing Slavic warriors (Albanian: shkje and krajla), who are likewise powerful and brave, but without besë.
The area is a prime site for birdwatching, game shooting, and fishing. [ citation needed ] Historically a poor area, and like the rest of the country subject to much emigration, Velipojë has recently begun to expand as a tourist resort, favoured especially by the inhabitants of Shkodër , the chief city of northern Albania, which lies about 30 ...