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Alps of Albania National Park (Albanian: Parku Kombëtar Alpet e Shqipërisë) is the largest national park in Albania.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]
According to the Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT), as of 2016, textile production had an annual growth of 5.3% and an annual turnover of around 1.5 billion euros. [228] Albania is a significant minerals producer and ranks among the world's leading chromium producers and exporters. [229]
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.
Palasë's beach is 1.5 kilometres in length. [ 34 ] North of Palasë, is located a small bay, named Gramma ('letter' in Greek), accessible only by sea, with the surrounding cliffs containing various epigraphs, texts and symbols, perhaps carved out by sailors.
[4] [5] It spans an area of 43.93 km 2 (16.96 sq mi). [6] The area is the first protected area to be established in Albania as a hunting reserve in July 1940. The current nature reserve was established in 2010 encompassing the Kunë Island , the Kunë-Vain lagoon , the woodlands, and several ecosystems .
The first level of government is constituted by the 12 counties (Albanian: qarqe / qarqet), organized into their present form in the year 2000. [3] They are run by a prefect and a county council (këshill / këshilli i qarkut).
Protected areas belong to the most essential instruments of nature conservation. 799 types of protected areas are designated in Albania, spanning 5.216,96 square kilometres. [7] Amongst them are 14 national parks , 1 marine park , 4 Ramsar sites , 3 World Heritage Sites , 45 important plant areas , 16 important bird areas and 786 protected ...
Kavajë (/ k ɑː ˈ v aɪ ə / ⓘ kah-VY-ə, Albanian definite form: Kavaja) is a city and municipality centrally located in the Western Lowlands region of Albania, in Tirana County. [5] It borders Durrës to the north 17 km (11 mi), Tiranë to the east 27 km (17 mi) and Rrogozhinë to the south 15 km (9 mi).