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- Fortress of Justinian
Fortress of Justinian (Albanian: Kalaja e Justinianit) or simply known as Tirana Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Tiranës) is a castle in Tirana, Albania. Its history dates back before 1300 and is a remnant from the Byzantine-era. The fortress is the place where the main east–west and
- Royal Villa of Durrës
The Royal Villa of Durrës (Albanian: Vila mbretërore e Durrësit or Albanian: Vila mbretnore Durrës or Albanian: Vila e Zogut) is a former royal summer residence overlooking the Bay of Durrës, Albania. Commissioned by King Zog I, it was completed in 1937 as the most prestigious ar
- Muradie Mosque
The Muradie Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Muradies), also known as the Lead Mosque (Xhamia e Plumbit), is a mosque located in Vlorë, Albania. Situated in downtown Vlora on a central square, the mosque is surrounded by roads on all four sides, west of Sadik Zotaj, south of Lef Sallat
- Siege of Shkodra
The siege of Shkodra (Albanian: Rrethimi i Shkodrës) took place from May 1478 to April 1479 as a confrontation between the Ottoman Empire and the Venetians together with the League of Lezhë and other Albanians at Shkodra (Scutari in Italian) and its Rozafa Castle during the First
- St. Sotir Church, Korçë
The St. Sotir Church or Transfiguration Church is an Eastern Orthodox church serving the Aromanian community in the city of Korçë (Aromanian: Curceaua, Curceauã, Curceau or Curciau), Albania. The church was built between 1995 and 2005 with support from Romania. Its first priest w
- Tushemisht
Tushemisht is a village in the Korçë County, in southeastern Albania, located on the shores of Lake Ohrid. It was part of the former Buçimas municipality. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec. The village is very close to the border with
- Black Drin
The Black Drin or Black Drim (Albanian: Drini i Zi; Macedonian: Црн Дрим, romanized: Crn Drim), is a river in North Macedonia and Albania. It flows out of lake Ohrid in Struga, North Macedonia. It is 149 km (93 mi) long and its drainage basin is 3,504 km2 (1,353 sq mi). Its avera
- Osum
The Osum is a river in southern Albania, one of the source rivers of the Seman. It is 161 km (100 mi) long and its drainage basin is 2,073 km2 (800 sq mi). Its average discharge is 32.5 m3/s (1,150 cu ft/s). Its source is in the southwestern part of the Korçë County, near the vil
- St. Paraskevi's Church, Çetë
St. Paraskevi's Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Premtes) is an Albanian Orthodox church in Çetë, Kavajë Municipality, Albania. It became a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1963.
- Gjirokastër Fortress
Gjirokastër Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Gjirokastrës or Kalaja e Argjirosë) is a fortress in Gjirokastër, Albania, known historically during Ottoman rule as Ergiri (while Greeks referred to it as Argyrokastro, a name applied also to the castle) which also includes a Bektashi türbe
- Albanopolis
Albanopolis (Albanian: Albanopolis; Ancient Greek: Ἀλβανόπολις, romanized: Albanópolis) was a city of the Albanoi, an Illyrian tribe. Albanopolis has been located by various scholars at the modern-day village of Zgërdhesh or at Krujë. The ancient city may correspond with later me
- Sulejman Pasha Mosque
The Sulejman Pasha Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Sulejman Pashës), also known as the Old Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Vjetër), was the first mosque in the city of Tirana, in Tirana County, Albania. Completed in 1614, the mosque was partially destroyed in November 1944, during World Wa
- Battle of Dyrrhachium (48 BC)
The Battle of Dyrrachium (or Dyrrhachium) took place from April to late July 48 BC near the city of Dyrrachium (modern-day Durrës) in what is now Albania. It was fought between Gaius Julius Caesar and an army led by Gnaeus Pompey during Caesar's civil war. Caesar attempted to cap
- St. Mary's Monastery, Zvërnec
The St. Mary's Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë), also known as the Monastery of Dormition of Theotokos Mary (Albanian: Manastiri i Fjetjes së Hyjëlindëses Mari) and as Zvërnec Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Zvërnecit) is an Albanian Orthodox Church in the Zvërnec
- Marubi National Museum of Photography
Marubi National Museum of Photography (Albanian: Muzeu Kombëtar i Fotografisë Marubi), also known as Marubi Museum, is a museum in Shkodër, Albania. At the center of the museum project is the legacy of the 'Photo-Studio Marubbi', founded in 1856 by Pietro Marubbi, an Italian pai
- Mësonjëtorja
Mësonjëtorja or the Albanian School was the first secular school in the Albanian language in Ottoman Albania. It was opened in Korçë during the late Ottoman period. The school building serves as a museum and is located on the north side of Bulevardi Shën Gjergji (St. George Boule
- Monastery of Saint Naum
The Monastery of Saint Naum (Macedonian: Манастир „Свети Наум“) is a Macedonian Orthodox monastery. It is named after the medieval Bulgarian writer and enlightener Saint Naum who founded it. The monastery is situated in North Macedonia, along Lake Ohrid, 29 kilometres (18 mi) sou
- White Drin
The White Drin (Albanian: Drini i Bardhë, Serbian: Бели Дрим / Beli Drim), is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca. 140-kilometre (87 mi) long headstream of the Drin.
- Ethnographic Museum of Kavajë
The Ethnographic Museum of Kavajë (Albanian: Muzeu Etnografik i Kavajës) (completed in 1971) was built on a restored building with a hajat or gallery, the type of which was widespread throughout 18th century Albania. Its architectonic origin however dates back to late antiquity i
- Bazaar Mosque, Gjirokastër
The Bazaar Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit; Turkish: Pazar Camii), also known as the Memi Bey Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Memi Beut; Turkish: Memi Bey Camii), is a Sunni mosque located in Gjirokastër, Albania. The mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1973;
- Prezë
Prezë is a village and a former municipality in Tirana County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became a municipal unit of the municipality of Vorë.
- Et'hem Bey Mosque
The Et'hem Bey Mosque, officially the Haji Et'hem Bey Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Haxhi Et'hem Beut, Turkish: Hacı Edhem Bey Camii), is a Sunni mosque located in Tirana, Albania. The mosque is well known for its frescoes outside and inside the portico which depict trees, waterfall
- Durrës Expedition
The Durrës Expedition (Albanian: Ekspedita e Durrësit) was an invasion of the Principality of Albania—led by Karl Thopia—by the Navarrese Company, under the command of Louis of Évreux. Louis hired the Navarrese Company to support him in reclaiming his newly acquired rights over t
- Kaninë
Kaninë is a settlement in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. It is home to the Kaninë Castle.
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