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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.
Durrës (/ ˈ d ʊr ə s / DUURR-əs, Albanian:; Albanian definite form: Durrësi) is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history.
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.
On 2 October 1918 the city of Durrës was shelled on the orders of Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, during the Battle of Durazzo: according to d'Espèrey, the Port of Durrës, if not destroyed, would have served the evacuation of the Bulgarian and German armies, involved in World War I.
Apr 29, 2011 · Orikum beach at sunset. Orikum’s ancient history. According to Pseudo-Scymnus, an anonymous Greek author and geographer, the city of Orikum was settled by the lost Euboeans, who were blown off course by strong winds on their return voyage from the battle of Troy, in the 12th -14th centuries B.C.
Vlora is one of the oldest cities of Albania. It was formed by Ancient Greeks in the 6th century BC. The University of Vlora is the second largest in Albania.
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Notably, the highest recorded temperature of 43.9 °C (111.0 °F) was observed in Kuçovë on 18 July 1973, while the lowest temperature of −29 °C (−20 °F) was recorded in Shtyllë, Librazhd on 9 January 2017. [143] [144] Albania receives most of the precipitation in winter months and less in summer months. [139]
