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After its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania was divided into districts until the year 2000. [1] During the 1920s and 1930s, there were 39 districts. These were consolidated into 26 in 1939.
This was largely maintained until the late 1980s. In 1990, the 26 districts were divided into 67 cities (divided into 306 neighborhoods) and 539 unified villages (divided into 2848 villages). The capital Tirana was divided into three regions, each of which was further divided into constituent neighborhoods. [7]
The Myzeqe plain is a large alluvial plain traversed by three main rivers, the Shkumbin, Seman and Vjosë. [2] The Vjosë gives a rough approximation of the southern extent of the Myzeqe, while the Shkumbin is roughly its northern extent. [3] Administratively, the region falls mainly within Lushnjë and Fier District.
In 2014, this was revised to reduce the number of urban municipalities to 61 and extended their jurisdiction over the surrounding countryside to create regional administrations, [3] while using the communes—renamed administrative units (njësite administrative)—as a third-level division for local government.
Since its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania has reorganized its domestic administrative divisions 21 times. The primary division until mid-2000 was into districts (Albanian: rrethe), whose number, size, and importance varied over time. [1]
The Karaburun Peninsula (Albanian: Gadishulli i Karaburunit), also known as Cape Linguetta, is a peninsula of the Mediterranean Sea located in Southern and Southeastern Europe, which is almost completely surrounded by both the Adriatic Sea to the north and the Ionian Sea to the south.
Established in 2022, the national park is located in northern Albania and covers an area of 8,844.65 ha (88.4465 km 2). [2] The most prominent mountain range are the Albanian Alps (also called the Accursed Mountains), which are also the name sake of the national park.
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. [1]