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This is a list of Albanian inventors and discoverers. The following incomplete list comprises individuals from Albania, the Albanian diaspora, and those of predominantly Albanian heritage who have contributed to inventions or discoveries, working locally or abroad. The list is arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Political chaos engulfed Albania after the outbreak of World War I. The Albanian people split along religious and tribal lines after the prince's departure. Muslims demanded a Muslim prince and looked to Turkey as the protector of the privileges they had enjoyed. Other Albanians looked to Italy for support.
More than 80 people die when an Albanian refugee ship collides with an Italian ship in the Adriatic Sea. April 9: The Socialists end their boycott of parliament and take up their seats. April 12: The pretender to the throne, Leka I, returns to Albania and calls for a referendum on restoring the monarchy. April 15
The Albanian language is spoken today by approximately 5 million people throughout the Balkan Peninsula as well as by a more substantial number by communities around the Americas, Europe and Oceania. Numerous variants and dialects of Albanian are used as an official language in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia .
Apollonia in Illyria, (today Albania) - Monument of Agonothetes Butrint is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. [ 1 ] The Cultural heritage of Albania is a blend of ancient traditions and historical influences that come together in Albania to create a rich mosaic of culture and history.
Tulipa albanica, a newly discovered species from northeastern Albania, boasts vibrant yellow and scarlet flowers, distinct for their absence of a black basal blotch on the perianth segments. This tulip's habitat in serpentine areas alongside rare endemic species adds to its uniqueness and ecological significance in Albania.
Proto-Albanian speakers came into contact with Latin after the Roman conquest of the Western Balkans in the 2nd century BCE, but the major Latin influence in Proto-Albanian occurred during the first years of the common era onwards, when the Western Balkans were eventually incorporated into the Roman Empire after the Great Illyrian Revolt (6–9 ...
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 ...