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This is a list of cities and towns in Albania categorised by municipality, county and population, according to the criteria used by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). As of 2014, there were 74 cities classified as urban areas and 2,972 villages as rural areas in Albania.
Sep 21, 2023 · From Vlora to Trieste, Durrës remains the oldest city on the eastern side of the Adriatic Sea. This has increased the interest of foreigners in the museums and monuments discovered, mainly in the second half of the last century.
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This is a list of present-day cities by the time period over which they have been continuously inhabited as a city. The age claims listed are generally disputed. Differences in opinion can result from different definitions of "city" as well as "continuous habitation" and historical evidence is often disputed.
Durrës. Albania is a hidden gem in Europe, and its port city of Durrës is a testament to the country’s rich history and modern development. Located on the Adriatic Sea, Durrës has been a vital hub for trade and commerce since ancient times.
Aug 20, 2023 · The discovery beneath Lake Ohrid in the village of Lin, Albania, confirms that lakeshore settlements of the region — which straddles the mountainous border of North Macedonia — are much older...
In Albania, Cetina finds are concentrated around southern Lake Shkodër and appear typically in tumulus cemeteries like in Shkrel and Shtoj and hillforts like Gajtan (Shkodër) as well as cave sites like Blaz, Nezir and Keputa (central Albania) and lake basin sites like Sovjan (southeastern Albania).
The results of excavations over 4 years by Albanian archaeologists and those of the University of Bern have confirmed that the palafite settlement of Lini in Pogradec is the oldest in Europe over 8500 years old, or 6 thousand years before Christ.
