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In Europe, it is found in Albania, the Azores, Baltic states, Belarus, Benelux, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, mainland Portugal, Russia, Sardinia, Sicily (doubtful), mainland Spain, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Yugoslavian states, and Central Europe.
From their positions on the Yugoslavian side of the border, the soldiers of the Yugoslav Army fired at least 10 shells on the town of Krumë, where hundreds of ethnic Albanian refugees and KLA insurgents were seeking refuge.
Among Albanians a related form of polyphonic singing is also found in northern Albania in the area of Peshkopi, the Albanian communities of Kačanik in Kosovo, the areas of Polog, Tetovo, Kičevo and Gostivar in Macedonia and the region of Malësia in northern Albania and southern Montenegro.
Of special importance in supporting this are: a baptizing formula (Unte paghesont premenit Atit et Birit et spertit senit) of 1462, written in Albanian within a text in Latin by the bishop of Durrës, Pal Engjëlli; a glossary with Albanian words of 1497 by Arnhold von Harff, a German who had travelled through Albania, and a 15th-century fragment from the Bible from the Gospel of Matthew, also in Albanian, but in Greek letters.
The Pashalik of Berat was a pashalik created in modern day central Albania by Ahmet Kurt Pasha in 1774 and dissolved after Ahmet's ally, Ibrahim Pasha of Berat was defeated by Ali Pasha in 1809, thus incorporating the pashalik, with the Pashalik of Janina.
In May they called a congress of members of the National Liberation Front (NLF), as the movement was by then called) at Përmet, which chose an Anti-Fascist Council of National Liberation to act as Albania's administration and legislature.
Bokshi's family moved to Albania and he finished elementary education in a school in Dukat, a village near Vlorë.
Unknown in the times of Tintin were later strong leaders from the same area: Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania, Todor Zhivkov of Bulgaria and Enver Hoxha of Albania.
Further, it mentions Bosnia (Bosnam) and Rascia (Rassa) as the two Serbian lands, while describing the southern Dalmatian Hum/Zahumlje, Travunia and Dioclea (most of today's Herzegovina, Montenegro, as well as parts of Croatia and Albania) as Croatian lands ("Red Croatia"), which is a description considered inconsistent with other historical works from the same period.
Due to the religious strife that has marked the Balkan Peninsula and Anatolia, instances of crypto-Christian behavior are reported to this day in Muslim-dominated areas of the former Yugoslavia, Albania, and Turkey.
Dervish Hima was an extreme opponent of Ottoman rule in Albania and author of a number of radical manifestos calling for an all-out struggle against the Ottoman Porte.
Beratti was elected General Counsel of Albania in Sofia in 1924, returning to Albania in 1926 where he worked as a secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In a 2001 concert the band opened in Tirana, Albania for the German heavy metal band Scorpions, the vocalist Arif Ziberi in an interview noted that this was one of the most exciting moments in his life.
After fall of Pashalik of Yanina his relatives and family moved to Vithkuq and Lubonja,where they had land properties.In 1900 the revolution against Ottoman Empire to gain Independence for all the land of Epirus and Albania was decisive for all the people who lived in this part of Balkan during this time.
Fatmir's father, Irfan Hysenbelliu, is one of Albania's most successful businessmen.
Together with a few other music professionals in Albania, he decided to open his record-label, named Threedots Production where artists like Elvana Gjata and Samanta Karavello were signed.
In Greece, a short version of the fustanella is worn by ceremonial military units like the Evzones, while in Albania it was worn by the Royal Guard in the interbellum era.
In May 2012 Oketa with a group of Democratic Party create a new party in Albania the New Democratic Spirit (in Albanian: Fryma e Re Demokratike) called by Albanian media "The Party of President" referring to Bamir Topi.
When the Great Powers decided to award Northern Epirus to Albania, local Greeks formed a provisional government under Christakis-Zografos on February 28, 1914 and declared their autonomy the following day in Gjirokastër.
Edith Durham’s book High Albania makes reference to the direct correlation between the Keqi brothers and the significance of the bloodlines.
Hekuran Xhambazi is an Albanian musician, predominantly known for his work with a Clarinet but specialises on different instruments, he is considered as a giant of the folklore music (Muzika Popullore) world of Albania.
After the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War, October 28, 1940, and the successful penetration of the Greek Army deep into Albanian territory, he served as commander of the 21B Mountain Artillery Corps positioned in Pogradec, southern Albania.
Jean de Pauly (Albania, 1860 – Lyon, 1903) was the translator of French editions of the portions of the Talmud and the first complete translation of the Zohar .
After the failure of the Eighth Crusade, Charles of Anjou returned his attention to Albania.
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The territory of the Kingdom of Albania under Philip of Taranto was restricted to roughly the modern Durrës District.
Koplik is the starting point for hikers wishing to explore the literary famous Malsia e Madhe, translated in English as the 'Great Highlands' which receive much literary attention most famously in the travels of the early female anthropologist Edith Durham in her book High Albania as well as others including Lord Byron, Margaret Hasluck and many native figures.
The Air Campaign refers to any flight operations which are performed in the land area and air space of Serbia (including Kosovo), Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, and Slovenia, as well as the waters and air space of the Adriatic and Ionian Sea, provided such flight operations are in direct support of Kosovo peacekeeping actions.
He holds Albanian, Australian and Kosovar passports, making him eligible to represent Albania, Australia and the non FIFA-recognised Kosovo.
It is found within Albania, close to the Macedonian border and from this high peak, among several mountains of Albania, both Ohrid Lake and Prespa Lake can be seen, as well as the third highest peak in the Republic of Macedonia, Baba Mountain or Pelister Mountain (2601 m).
Attended by the prefect of the Elbasan District, Shefqet Deliallisi, the Mayor of Elbasan Qazim Sejdini and Her Excellency Fiona McIlwham, British Ambassador to Albania among many guests, the ceremony was also attended by several members of Margaret's Hardie Family.
In addition, the Ottomans, after having managed to deprive southern Albania from its leaders, defeated the following year, in 1831, the Pashalik of Scutari, the last remaining Albanian pashalik giving signals of separatism.
Medar Shtylla (February 28, 1907 in Korça – December 20, 1963 in Tirana) was an Albanian politician and one of the main organizators of the Albania Liberation Movement during World War II.
Austria was the second last European country (Albania was the last one) when it officially allowed other TV stations in 2003.
Sometime between 1284 and 1291 Glabas was sent to Albania, where he fought against the Angevins and recovered Dyrrhachion, Kruja and Kanina.
The town of Vrakë in the Shkodër District and the surrounding area is most significant as the centre of the Montenegrin national minority in Albania.
In 2009, she was the back vocalist to singer Kejsi Tola, who represented Albania on Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, and won Best Rock Video on "Netet e Klipit Shqiptar" festival.
Another wave of refugees came in the 15th century after rebellions in Albania and the western Bulgarian lands (Debar, Prilep, Kostur and others).
On December 25, 1992, aged 53, he was appointed the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës and ordained on April 25, 1993 by Pope John Paul II and Cardinals Camillo Ruini and Jozef Tomko, along with three other bishops (Zef Simoni, Frano Illia and Robert Ashta) during the Pope's pastoral visit to Albania.
Kristofor Kisi, then primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania entrusted with the project of the new building Skënder Luarasi, a young architect who had graduated from the University of Vienna, and was son of patriot Kristo Luarasi.
An Ottoman force quickly marched into Albania along the Via Egnatia and routed Balša II in the Battle of Savra.
Selcë e Poshtme ("lower Selcë") is a village located in the Mokra area, Pogradec District, Korçë County, Albania.
He created the attacking trio Muça-Minga-Kola at Tirana that was probably the best and most prolific attacking trio in the Albanian football at all times.
For his achievements Rreli was awarded in 2007 the Mjeshter i Madh civil medal by then president of Albania Bamir Topi.
The Siege of Krujë refers to four attempts of the Ottoman Empire to capture Krujë in Albania during the 15th century.
His only senior appearance came on 8 April 1967 against West Germany in Dortmund, a game which Albania lost 6-0 thanks to four goals by Gerd Müller and a double by Hannes Löhr.
Sokol Shameti has collaborated with a number of newspapers and broadcasting operators in Albania and abroad including Gazeta Shqiptare, Koha Jone, Korrieri, Klan Television, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Courrier International, Koha Ditore, etc.
Suç, a municipality in the Mat District, Dibër County, northern Albania
In this sense, TKZ is joined by different supporters' associations throughout Albanian-speaking regions mainly in Kosovo (Plisat of Pristina, Torcida of Mitrovica, etc.), Republic of Macedonia (Ballistët of Tetovo, Ilirët of Kumanovo, Shvercerat of Skopje, etc.) and in Albania itself.
It is one of the four geographical areas of Albania, the other being the Southern Mountain Range, Northern Mountain Range (the Albanian part of the Prokletije), and the Central Mountain Range.