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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 ...
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 81/2017 "On Protected Areas". [3] The river valley is considered Albania's biodiversity hotspot, offering ideal aquatic habitats for over ...
The territory of Albania is populated by two important species of freshwater turtles such as the European pond turtle and the Balkan pond turtle. One of the best-known turtles of Albania is the Hermann's tortoise which is relatively abundant throughout the country. Lizards are also found in the country.
An Albanian air force PT-6. In 1914 the government of Albania ordered three Lohner Daimler aircraft from Austria to form an air force. As a result of the outbreak of World War I, the order was cancelled. Albania did not have the resources to start the development of a proper Air Force during the 1920s and 1930s.
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A short-lived monarchical state known as the Principality of Albania (1914–1925) was succeeded by an even shorter-lived first Albanian Republic (1925-1928). Another monarchy, the Kingdom of Albania (1928–1939), replaced the republic. The country endured occupation by Italy just prior to World War II (1939–1945).
The Divjakë-Karavasta National Park is strategically located in the southeastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. The park lies mostly between latitudes 40° and 55° N and longitudes 19° and 29° E. It occupies 222.30 km 2 (85.83 sq mi) in Fier County in southwestern Albania comprising a substantial section of the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast. [15]
Mic Sokoli tower house in Bujan, northern Albania. A distinctive type of Ottoman tower houses (singular: Albanian: kullë; Bosnian: odžak Bulgarian: кули, kuli; Serbian: кула, Romanian: culă, all meaning "tower", from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʿa, “fort, fortress”) via Persian qulla, meaning "mountain" or "top", and Turkish kule) developed and were built in the Balkans ...