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The river is roughly the geographical dividing line between Tosk and Gheg Albanian dialects, with Gheg spoken north of the Shkumbin and Tosk south of it. The dialectal split occurred after Christianisation of the region (4th century AD), [18] [19] with the river as the historic dialectal boundary [20] which straddled the Jireček line. [21] [22]
Albania has an extensive hydrographic network of 152 rivers and streams, including 10 large rivers flowing from southeast to northwest, mainly discharging towards the Adriatic Sea. Combined, they produce a total annual flow rate of 1,308 cubic metres per second (46,200 cu ft/s).
It is part of the tentative list of Albania in order to qualify for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. [1] The fortress is built on a fertile flat ground east of the mouth of the Shkumbin River. The ruins are located some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the village of Vilë-Ballaj in Tirana County.
The river Shkumbin is also visible in the middle of the photo. The Albanian incinerator scandal has been described as a case of corruption and collusion between senior officials of the Rama government and businessmen in connection with the construction and operation of Albania's three municipal waste incinerators .
The principality emerged with Tanusio Thopia, mentioned in 1329 as the count of Albania. [3] [4] In an act of Robert, King of Naples in 15 April 1338, Tanusio was mentioned as Count of Mat (conte di Matia), [5] [6] [7] which reconfirmed Thopia's relations to the Angevins from the time of Philip I. [6] By 1340 the Thopia controlled much of the territory between the rivers Mati and Shkumbin rivers.
The Shkumbin River has its source in the Librazhd District at Valamra and the Guri i Topit Mountain. The river is 181 km (112 mi) long and flows through the district for 64 km (40 mi). The Shkumbin is fed by the waters of the Dushna, Radicina, Bushtrica, Sheja, Hotolisht, Dragostunja streams. The Shkumbin flows through the town of Librazhd.
In cultural geography, there are two major ethnographical regions of Albania, divided by the Shkumbin River: Northern Albania or Ghegeria (Gheg Albanians) Southern Albania or Toskeria (Tosk Albanians) In tourism geography, Albania can be divided into three regions: Coastal Albania – the long narrow strip between about 10 and 30 km wide along ...
The ceramic corpus of the Glasinac-Mati group followed geometric patterns. It developed no significant variations until the late Iron Age. In Albania, excavated sites on both sides of the Shkumbin river have yielded little significant evolution in decorative patterns and forms until the end of the 6th century BCE. [9]