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Korçë ( pronounced [ˈkɔɾtʃə]; Albanian definite form: Korça) is the eighth most populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population is 75,994 (2011 census), [2] in a total area of 806 km 2 (311 sq mi). [3] It stands on a plateau some 850 m (2,789 ft) above sea level ...
A Muslim community was settled in the city as part of the resettlement policies during the People's Republic of Albania (1945–1991). The total population is 20,227 (2011 census), in a total area of 70.13 km 2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 17,233.
Mar 20, 2024 · The population of Albania is estimated to have remained at about 200,000 from ancient times through 1600 when it began an upward swing. The population increased to only 300,000 in 1700, to 400,000 in 1800, and to 500,000 in 1850. At the first census of Albania in 1923, the country had 803,900 inhabitants.
Mar 13, 2020 · More tourists visit Albania every year, drawn to its spectacular and unspoiled natural wonders, its rich history, and extraordinary archaeological heritage. Dubbed the “Pearl of the Balkans”, Albania offers a captivating journey through time, with 3,000 years of untouched archaeological heritage.
Words borrowed from Latin (e.g. Latin aurum > ar "gold", gaudium > gaz "joy" etc.) date back before the Christian era, while the Illyrians on the territory of modern Albania were the first from the old Balkan populations to be conquered by Romans in 229–167 BC, the Thracians were conquered in 45 AD and the Dacians in 106 AD.
Albania-proper emerged from the war with a population of Jews eleven times greater than at the beginning, numbering around 1,800. Most of these subsequently emigrated to Israel. Several hundred remained in Albania until the fall of Communism in the early 1990s before doing the same.
The Catholic Church in Albania ( Albanian: Kisha katolike në Shqipëri) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome . At the 2011 census, the percentage of Catholics was 10.03%. [1] Figures in 2022 note that this has risen to 17.90%.
