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Downtown One Tirana is a high-rise mixed-use skyscraper under construction in Tirana, Albania, currently serving as the tallest building in the country. [1] The tower was topped out in 2020 and stands at 150 meters (492 ft) tall, being divided into 40 floors.
Socialist Albania. After World War II, the Albanian Air Force finally came into existence on 24 April 1951 when Albania was equipped with Soviet aircraft. [4] The first squadron was equipped with Yakovlev Yak-9s. The first jet fighter to enter service was the MiG-15, entering service on 15 May 1955, followed by the MiG-17.
The Kunë-Vain-Talë-Patok-Fushëkuqe-Ishëm Nature Reserve ( Albanian: Rezervati Kunë-Vain-Tale) is a nature park located within the Lezhë County forming the Drin river delta and facing the Adriatic Sea in northern Albania. [4] [5] It spans an area of 43.93 km 2 (16.96 sq mi). [6] The area is the first protected area to be established in ...
Delta sh.p.k / Techno Alb sh.p.k ongoing Skyscrapers. List of buildings with a minimum height of ~200 m (660 ft). ... TID Albania 2015 8 Garden Building Tirana:
Vjosa Wild River National Park (Albanian: Parku Kombëtar i Lumit të Egër “Vjosa”) is a national park located in southern Albania. The Vjosa River is Europe's first Wild River National Park that was designated on 15 March 2023. [2] The park was declared a natural ecosystem by decision of the Council of Ministers, in compliance with Law 81 ...
At 285 kilometres (177 miles) long, [1][9][10] the Drin is the longest river of Albania and its tributaries cross through both Kosovo and North Macedonia. Its northern tributary, the White Drin starts from the foothills of Žljeb, at White Drin Waterfall in west Kosovo, and flows generally south, whereas its southern tributary, the Black Drin ...
In 1924, Shkodër had 20,000 inhabitants, the number grew to 29,000 in 1938. During September 1928, Albania was proclaimed a monarchy by King Zog I. He was a self-made Muslim monarch and the king of all Albanians until 1939 when Italy invaded Albania, Shkoder resisted under the lead of Mehmet Ullagaj but fell soon afterwards. [48]
The Adriatic Sea (/ ˌeɪdriˈætɪk /) is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the northwest and the Po Valley. The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania ...