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Shkodër ( / ˈʃkoʊdər / SHKOH-dər, [ 5] Albanian: [ˈʃkɔdəɾ]; Albanian definite form: Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality.
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque ( Albanian: Xhamia e Sulltan Mehmet Fatihut ), also known as the St. Stephen's Cathedral of Shkodër in Rozafa ( Albanian: Katedralja e Shën Shtjefnit në Rozafë, Latin: Ecclesia cathedralis Sancti Stephani de Scutaro) is a 13th-century building within the Rozafa Castle near Shkodër, Albania .
mosque. Completed. 1773. South side of the mosque. View from Rozafa Castle. The Lead Mosque ( Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit ), also known as the Buşatlı Mehmet Pasha Mosque, is a historical mosque in Shkodër, northwestern Albania. It took the name Lead Mosque, because all of its cupolas were covered with lead. [ 1]
Rozafa Castle ( Albanian: Kalaja e Rozafës) or Shkodër Castle ( Albanian: Kalaja e Shkodrës) is a castle near the city of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It rises imposingly on a rocky hill, 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Buna and Drin rivers. Shkodër is the seat of Shkodër County, and is one of Albania's oldest ...
Lake Skadar (Albanian: Liqeni i Shkodrës, pronounced [liˈcɛni i ˈʃkɔdrəs]; Montenegrin: Скадарско језеро, Skadarsko jezero, pronounced [skâdarskɔː jɛ̂zɛrɔ]) – also called Lake Scutari, Lake Shkodër and Lake Shkodra – lies on the border of Albania and Montenegro, and is the largest lake in Southern Europe.
Sultan Mehmed II went personally to lead the siege. Shkodra, also known as Shkodër or as Scutari, was both a strategic town and an important region of Albania Veneta.After being held by the Balšić noble family since 1355, Shkodra was briefly taken by the Ottomans in 1393, [15] retaken by Đurađ II Balšić in 1395, then ceded (along with the nearby fortresses of Drivast, Dagnum, and Šas ...
Volleyball. (Women's) Klubi I Futbollit Vllaznia Shkodër, commonly known as Vllaznia is an Albanian football club based in the city of Shkodër. It is the association football branch of the Vllaznia Sports Club, which was founded on 16 February 1919. It is also the oldest club in Albania which means it is the first club created in Albania.
Dukagjin Highlands. (Redirected from Dukagjin highlands) Shala valley. Dukagjin Highlands [a] ( Albanian: Malsia E Dukagjinit) is a mountainous region in northern Albania, east of Shkodra and north of the Drin. [ 1] It is roughly equivalent to the northern half of the Shkodër District, with some minor parts in Malësi e Madhe District .