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Southern Albania is in blue. Southern Albania ( Albanian: Shqipëria jugore) is one of the three NUTS-2 Regions of Albania. [2] It consists of five counties: Berat, Fier, Gjirokastër, Korçë and Vlorë. [3] The southwestern part of the country is rich in petroleum, and natural gas. Natural asphalt is mined near Selenicë.
Istoria Albaniei. Regatul Albaniei la întinderea sa maximă (1272–1274). Istoria Albaniei începe din faza preistorică, 3000 ani î.Hr., cu înregistrări timpurii ale Iliriei în istoriografia greco-romană. Teritoriul modern al Albaniei nu are corespondent în antichitate, cuprinzând părți din provinciile romane Dalmația (sudul Iliric ...
Shkodër is the fourth-most-populous city and fifth-most-populous municipality in Albania. As of the 2011 census, the municipal unit of Shkodër had an estimated population of 77,075 of whom 37,630 were men and 39,445 women. [4] The population of the municipality was 135,612 in 2011.
According to Boston University's 2020 World Religion Database, Albania's religious affiliation is 59% Muslim, 38% Christian, 2.5% atheist or agnostic, and 0.6% Baha'i. [3] Figures in 2022 note that 55% of the population are Sunni Muslim, 4.3% are Shai Muslim, 18.42% are Orthodox Christians and 17.90% are Catholic. [4]
Islam arrived in Albania mainly during the Ottoman period when the majority of Albanians over time converted to Islam under Ottoman rule, but Islam was introduced to Albanians back in the 8th ceuntry during trades. Following the Albanian National Awakening (Rilindja) tenets and the de-emphasis of religious tradition in Albania, all governments ...
Law enforcement in Albania. Law enforcement in Albania is the responsibility of several agencies. The responsibility for most tasks lies with the Albanian State Police, a national police agency, which is under the authority of Ministry of Internal Affairs. Examples of other agencies with limited policing powers are the Municipal Police, which ...
The Boundary Fire was a 2017 wildfire in Arizona that burned 17,788 acres (7,199 ha) of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. The fire was ignited on June 1 when lightning struck a spot on the northeast side of Kendrick Peak within the Coconino National Forest. The fire spread rapidly because of high temperatures, steep terrain, leftovers ...
