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The Albanians (Albanian: Shqiptarët) and their country Albania (Shqipëria) have been identified by many ethnonyms.The native endonym is Shqiptar.The name "Albanians" (Latin: Albanenses/Arbanenses) was used in medieval Greek and Latin documents that gradually entered European languages from which other similar derivative names emerged. [1]
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.
Përpjekja shqiptare (English: The Albanian Endeavour), published by Branko Merxhani, and administered by Petro Marko was a literary magazine, published in Tirana, Albania from 1936 to 1939. [1] The magazine was published monthly is said to have had a great influence on the modernization of the cultural life of Albania at that time.
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.
Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqiptar (You Albania, you give me honour, you give me the name Albanian) is the national motto of Albania. The phrase was used in the poem O malet e Shqipërisë (O mountains of Albania), written by Naim Frashëri, proclaimed national poet. [1] [2]
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.
In the 1880, he sought to become the prince of Albania. his son, Mithat bey Frasheri, (1880-1849), a patriot and writer during the half of the 19th century, was head of the Ballin Kombetar during World War II, and main rival against the Communist party. Naim Frasheri, the most famous poet and writer of Albania.
The Parliament of Albania (Albanian: Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to a four-year term on the basis of direct, universal, periodic and equal suffrage by secret ballot .