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5 days ago · Albania, country in southern Europe, located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula on the Strait of Otranto, the southern entrance to the Adriatic Sea. The capital city is Tirana ( Tiranë ). Albanians refer to themselves as shqiptarë —often taken to mean “sons of eagles,” though it may well refer to “those associated with the ...
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1 day ago · In the 2011 census, 56.7% of Albanians declared themselves to be Sunni Muslims, making Islam the largest religion in the country. Christianity was declared by 16.99% of the population, making it the 2nd largest religion in the country.
1 day ago · t. e. Albanian folk beliefs ( Albanian: Besimet folklorike shqiptare) and mythological stories comprise the beliefs expressed in the customs, rituals, myths, legends and tales of the Albanian people. The elements of Albanian mythology are of ancient Paleo-Balkanic origin and almost all of them are pagan. [3]
1 day ago · But the vocation is still a recognized calling in the Church today, and is about so much more than seemingly-odd ascetic practices and isolation. In the interview below, Brother Rex, a hermit at Little Portion Hermitage in the Diocese of Portland, told Catholic News Agency what it is like to live the eremitic life in the 21st century.
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1 day ago · A short-lived monarchical state known as the Principality of Albania (1914–1925) was succeeded by an even shorter-lived first Albanian Republic (1925–1928). Another monarchy, the Kingdom of Albania (1928–1939), replaced the republic. The country endured occupation by Italy just prior to World War II (1939–1945).
4 days ago · This question is a matter of scholarly debate among historians. It without a doubt refers to the territory in which Indians live so it definitely refers to the lands of the Indian subcontinent, however the extent of this territory is not known. The Ashokan inscriptions refer to the Mauryan territories as Jambudwipa and the Mauryas under Ashoka ...
