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The Albania–Kosovo Highway is a four-lane highway constructed from 2006 to 2013 between Albania and Kosovo. As part of the South-East European Route 7, [75] the highway will connect the Adriatic Sea ports of Durrës via Pristina, with the E75/Corridor X near Niš, Serbia. As most tourists come through Kosovo, the laying of the highway make it ...
The Albanian-Anjou Conflict was a conflict between the Principality of Albania and The Anjou and their French allies, mainly over the city of Durrës.After Karl Thopia's initial capture of Durrës in 1367 the Angevins tried multiple times to re-gain the city with some attempts being successful.
The final effort by Louis of Évreux to assert his claim to the Kingdom of Albania and restore its rule began in the early 1370s. In 1372, the ranks of the a group of mercenaries from Navarre, known as the Navarrese Company , began to swell at the behest of Enguerrand VII de Coucy , who orchestrated the recruitment of 500 lances and 500 mounted ...
Leon Rey (27 August 1887 – 3 November 1954) was a French archaeologist. He is known for his significant contributions to archaeology in Albania.He was the head of the French archaeological mission in Albania, established based on the Albanian-French agreement of 1923, which granted him a 30-year concession for archaeological research and excavations in the prefectures of Shkodër, Durrës ...
Locals accuse Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump of ‘taking what is ours’ for billion-dollar resort project in Albania Gustaf Kilander September 4, 2024 at 10:15 AM
The Ancient walls of Durrës. The ancient walls of Durrës are ancient fortified walls in Albania. They were built from the 3rd century to the 5th century AD by the Byzantines to protect the city of Durrës from possible invasion of foreign conquerors. [1]
The Congress of Tirana was held on 19–20 December, which was attended this time only by representatives of several provinces of central Albania led by Abdi Toptani and Ismail Ndroqi, [7] with the aim of establishing the grounds of a National Congress (initially was thought to be held in Krujë in January 1919) which would be achieved later in ...
Durrës County is defined within an area of 766 km 2 (296 sq mi) and is located in the Northern Region of the Republic of Albania bordering the Adriatic Sea to the west, the counties of Lezhë to the north, Dibër to the east and Tirana to the south. [3] The county lies between latitudes 41° and 23° N and longitudes 19° and 30° E.