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Sarandë (Albanian: [saˈɾandə]; Albanian definite form: Saranda; Greek: Άγιοι Σαράντα, romanized: Ágioi Saránta) is a city in the Republic of Albania and the seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea.
Topographical map of the Albanian Riviera. The Albanian Riviera (Albanian: Riviera shqiptare, pronounced [ɾiviˈɛɾa ʃcipˈtaɾɛ]), also popularly known as Bregu, is a coastline along the north-eastern Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing the districts of Sarandë and Vlorë in south-western Albania.
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Sarandë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Sarandës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 35,235 in 2001, and an area of 730 km 2 (280 sq mi). [ 1 ]
Winters in Albania are characteristically mild and wet while summers are warm and dry. The northern areas of country such as the Albanian Alps experiences a subarctic climate with frequently very cold winters, and short, mild summers. The lowlands of Albania have mild winters, averaging about 7 °C (45 °F). The summer temperatures average 32 ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Albania. Geography of Albania. Albania is: a country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere; Northern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Europe. Southern Europe. Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe") Time zone: Central European Time , Central European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Albania. High: Maja e Korabit 2,764 m ...
With a total of 3.8 million visitors, Albania is the 25th most visited country in Europe. [3] Lonely Planet ranked Albania as the number 1 destination to be visited in 2011. [4] The New York Times ranked Albania 4th among 52 destinations to be visited in 2014. [5] Although still underdeveloped, Albania is set to prime its debut on the world ...
Albania has one of Europe's longest histories of viticulture. [221] Today's region was one of the few places where vine was naturally grown during the ice age. The oldest found seeds in the region are 4,000 to 6,000 years old. [222] In 2009, the nation produced an estimated 17,500 tonnes of wine. [223]