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Malësi e Madhe District. / 42.350°N 19.583°E / 42.350; 19.583. Malësi e Madhe District ( Albanian: Rrethi i Malësisë së Madhe ), commonly known as Malësia, was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 36,770 in 2001, and an area of 897 ...
The administrative divisions of Albania comprise 12 counties, 61 municipalities, 373 administrative units, and 2,972 villages. Since its 1912 Declaration of Independence, Albania has reorganized its domestic administrative divisions 21 times. Its internal boundaries have been enlarged or subdivided into prefectures, counties, districts ...
Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe ( fis) and region in Malësia ( Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality ). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem river and its tributaries in the Accursed Mountains range of the Dinaric Alps. The Vermosh river springs in the village of the same name, which is ...
Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër . In ancient times, the Illyrians inhabited northern and central regions of Albania, whilst Epirotes inhabited the south. Several important ancient Greek colonies were also established on the coast.
Greater Albania. Greater Albania ( Albanian: Shqipëria e Madhe) is an irredentist [ 1] and nationalist concept that seeks to unify the lands that many Albanians consider to form their national homeland. [ 2] It is based on claims on the present-day or historical presence of Albanian populations in those areas.
Counties of Albania. Counties ( Albanian: qarqe or qarqet ), also sometimes known as prefectures ( prefekturë ), are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing the earlier districts. Since 2000, there have been 12 counties. Since 2015, they have been divided into 61 municipalities, 373 communes, and 2,972 villages .
Historically Mirdita was the largest tribal region of Albania in terms of geographic spread and population. [3] The region is situated in northern Albania, and it borders the traditional tribal areas of Puka (Berisha, Kabashi, Qerreti) in the north; the Lezha highlands (Vela, Bulgëri, Manatia, Kryeziu) in the west and southwest; the northern Albanian coastal plain of Lezha and Zadrima between ...
View of mountains in the region. Malësia e Madhe ("Great Highlands"), known simply as Malësia (Albanian: Malësia, Montenegrin: Malesija / Малесија), is a historical and ethnographic region in northern Albania and eastern central Montenegro corresponding to the highlands of the geographical subdivision of the Malësi e Madhe District in Albania and Tuzi Municipality in Montenegro.