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Albania for Beginners

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I thought I would offer to all those who will travel to Albania some practical tips from an Albanian point of view. You might find these tips come in handy and I am sure that the majority you will not be able to find in any travel guide to Albania:- ALWAYS negotiate a price BEFORE you get in a taxi. Taxis in Albania do not have meters installed, so the price will vary depending on your

Tourism in Albania

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Tourism Policy, Albania wishes to develop and environmentally sound tourism industry, which optimizes foreign currency earnings and generates employment. Qualitative tourism is paramount, and the country will avoid the route of high-rise, large-scale development taken by some Mediterranean countries.The country’s nature and ecology allow for the possible development of all kinds of tourism,

NATO's role in Kosovo

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NATO's objectives in relation to the conflict in Kosovo were set out in the Statement issued at the Extraordinary Meeting of the North Atlantic Council held at NATO on 12 April 1999 and were reaffirmed by Heads of State and Government in Washington on 23 April 1999: * a verifiable stop to all military action and the immediate ending of violence and repression; * the withdrawal from Kosovo

A brief History of Kosovo

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Since prehistoric times - The southeastern corner of Europe, including the nowdays Kosovo region as well, was settled by the Illyrians, ancestors of present-day Albanians, in Paleolithic times.Situated where it is and surrounded by powerful, warring empires, Albania Region has seen a lot of violence throughout its history.Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans swept through,

Chameria

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Chameria geographically is situated on the to-day north-west Greece. This beautiful region, has a rich Albanian heritage and it was only in the 1912 that it was annexed unfairly and unjustifiably from Greece. This was the aftermath of the decision of the great powers to give Chameria to Greece, just as the great powers had made similar decisions to give Kosova and other Albanian territories

Brief Historical Facts

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Albania has been inhabited since the ancient times. (100 thousand years ago). With the passage to the third millennium B.C., due to Indo-European invasions and assimilation with the local population, it was created a population with general cultural and linguistic features for the whole of the Balkan Peninsula (Pellazgs). It is claimed that their descendants are the Illyrians, Greeks,

Berati City

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Berati, a city in south central Albania. Located near the Osum River, Berat is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural region in which tobacco, grapes, and fruits are grown. The town of Berat, overshadowed to the east by mount Tomorr (2400m), is built on an ancient Illyrian dwelling site, which goes back to the sixth century B.C. Its innumerable monuments and

Tirana, the Capital City

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Tirana, Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana also Tirona in the local dialect, is the capital and largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded in 1614 by Sulejman Pasha. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920. The Municipality of Tirana lies on the river Ishëm, about 20 miles (32 km) inland and is located at (41.33°N, 19.82°E) in Tirana District, Tirana County. Tirana's average altitude

Albanian Geography

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A lbania lies on the Western part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is situated between latitude 39 grade 38- 42 grade 39 North and longitude 19 grade 16- 21 grade 4 East. It extends over an area of 28,748 square kilometers. It is located in the main cross roads linking the West and the East. Albania is located in the area GMT+1 (From March 28 GMT+2). In the western part of the country lie the

Attractions in Albania

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Tirana is 110 m above sea level. The average annual temperatures are in July 24°C and in January 7°C. Annual rainfalls are 1200m per year. Tirana is on the same parallel as Naples, Madrid and Istanbul and on the same meridian as Budapest and Krakow. Sulejman Pasha from the village of Mullet founded Tirana in 1614. In the beginning, he built a mosque, a bakery and a Turkish sauna. Two

The Culture of Albania

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Polyphony is a southern Albanian tradition dating back to ancient Illyrian times, involving blending several independent vocal or instrumental parts. The songs usually have epic lyrical or historical themes, and may be slow and sombre with beautiful harmonies or include yodelling when it really starts whooping up. There is little Albanian cinema, but the most notable recent film is Lamerica