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The eagle of the flag of Albania is depicted on the reverse of the Albanian five lekë coin, issued in 1995 and 2000. [15] Beginning in 1969, the flag of Albania was widely unofficially flown in Kosovo by the country's ethnic Albanian population. [16] The flag was the symbol of the self-declared proto-state Republic of Kosova during the 1990s.
Independence Day is celebrated every 28 November as a holiday in Albania, and by the Albanian diaspora. It refers to the Albanian Declaration of Independence on 28 November 1912 and the raising of the Albanian flag in Vlora by Ismail Qemali. [1] [2] It coincides with the day in which Skanderbeg raised the same flag in Krujë, on 28 November ...
Usage on el.wikipedia.org Σημαία της Αλβανίας; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Plantilla:Geodatos Albania; Usage on et.wikipedia.org Osmanite Albaania; Usage on fa.wikipedia.org پرچم آلبانی; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org Albanian lippu; Luettelo valtioiden historiallisista lipuista; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Modèle:ALB (1939 ...
Historical military flags of Albania: Flag of the 6th Detached Regiment (1916) The flag used by the 6th detached regiment (c.1916) during World War I is made of a red woolen cloth, with a black eagle in the center. Below the eagle is the number 6. Three sides of the flag are outlined by a row of triangles.
Shqip: Flamuri i Qeverisë së Përkohshme të Shqipërisë nga 1912 deri 1914 Italiano: Bandiera del Governo Provvisorio di Albania 1912-1914 English: The Flag of the Provisional Government of Albania 1912-1914
Austria-Hungary was a major supporter of Albanian independence and saw it as a way to cut off the interests of Kingdom of Serbia. [14] Soon after the Declaration of Independence Albania was occupied by the Balkan League member states (Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece). The Occupation of Albania (1912–1913) took place during the Balkan Wars.
It was a turning point for Albania's secession from the Ottoman Empire. [3] Dedë Gjo Luli, the organiser of the Albanian tribal forces, raised the Albanian flag for the first time since 1479 on the mountain of Deçiq after the Albanians had achieved victory over the Ottoman Turks. [4]
Type Image Symbol National flag [1]: Flag of Albania. The flag of Albania (Albanian: Flamuri i Shqipërisë) is a red flag with a black double-headed eagle in the centre. A banner with a double-headed eagle is attested as having been used by several Albanian principalities since the early Middle Ages such as the Muzaka, Thopia, Kastrioti and Dukagjini families.