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    He then returned to Vlorë upon the invitation of President Ismail Qemali. The latter appointed him Director of the Port of Vlorë, a position he held until...
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  • Shkodër Kukës Lezhë Dibër Durrës Tirana Elbasan Fier Berat Korçë Gjirokastër Vlorë Wikimedia Commons has media related to Counties of Albania. List of counties...
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    Palasë (category Villages in Vlorë County)
    September 1916, the provinces of Himarë and Tepelenë became part of the Vlorë prefecture and were placed under the control of the Italian armed forces. The...
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    Adriatic Sea northwest of Vlorë, Albania. It is located in Vlorë municipality, and constitutes the northern limit of the Bay of Vlorë. Located 5 km northwest...
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    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...
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    Studies, there is no trace evidence of the original flag that was raised in Vlorë on 28 November 1912, the day Albania declared its independence. This viewpoint...
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    division was into the 8 prefectures (prefektura/prefekturat) of Durrës, Berat, Dibër, Elbasan, Gjirokastër, Korcë, Shkodër, and Vlorë. Each of these was to...
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    and central Albania down to the Aoös valley (modern Vjosa) and the Bay of Vlorë, including in most periods much of the lakeland area (Ohrid and Prespa)...
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  • Berat AL-09 Dibër AL-02 Durrës AL-03 Elbasan AL-04 Fier AL-05 Gjirokastër AL-06 Korçë AL-07 Kukës AL-08 Lezhë AL-10 Shkodër AL-11 Tiranë AL-12 Vlorë...
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  • vicariates, apostolic exarchates, apostolic administrations, apostolic prefectures, military ordinariates, personal ordinariates, personal prelatures, territorial...
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    jobs in the Albanian economy. Albania had four ports: Durrës, Shëngjin, Vlorë, and Sarandë. Albania's main exports were petroleum, animal skins, cheese...
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    function in a Catholic missionary jurisdiction (such as an apostolic prefecture or apostolic administration) that is not yet entitled to a proper cathedral...
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  • areas of the northern part of the historical region of Epirus, in parts of Vlorë County, Gjirokastër, Korçë, and Berat County. The area is also known as...
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    Oricum (category Buildings and structures in Vlorë County)
    towards the Bay of Vlorë on the Adriatic Sea. The site of Oricum forms an island that is separated from the edge of the Bay of Vlorë by a lagoon, which...
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  • reports was addressed to the Prefecture of Milan, mentioning an unusual incident that occurred on 8 July 1933 in the sky of Vlorë. It was reported that two...
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  • Vlora War, a series of battles between an Italian forces garrisoned in the Vlorë region and small groups of Albanian patriots. The revolutionary movements...
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    connected to other cities in Albania, including the capital of Tirana, Vlorë, Elbasan and Shkodër. The Durrës–Tiranë railway was a 38-kilometre (24-mile)...
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  • largest is the port city of Durrës, with a population of 201.110, followed by Vlorë, the largest city in southern Albania, with 141.513 inhabitants. The Institute...
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    intervention in World War I, the Kingdom of Italy occupied the port of Vlorë in Albania in December 1914. Upon entering the war, Italy spread its occupation...
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    the Aoös river, immediately to the north of the Bay of Aulon (modern-day Vlorë). The northern boundary of Epirus was unclear both due to political instability...
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  • Philippines. Unalaska Island 2,720 Island part of the Aleutian Islands. Vlorë County 2,706 County of Albania. Tavush Province 2,704 Province of Armenia...
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    Albanian independence movement gathered momentum. On 28 November 1912 in Vlorë, Ismail Qemali declared Albania's independence, and a provisional government...
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  • Sazan Island (Sason, Saso) (40°30′N 19°17′E) at the entrance of the Bay of Vlorë (Aulon, Avlona) South: Antikythera (35°52′N 23°18′E) Extreme points of Earth...
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  • in various prefectures as Berat, Vlora, Durrës, and Korça. In 1936 he was elected in the Albanian Parliament to represent the Prefecture of Kosovo. After...
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    direct intervention in World War I, Italy occupied the Albanian port of Vlorë in December 1914. In the fall of 1916, Italy started to occupy southern...
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  • Ismail Kemal in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. The same day, Kemal waved the national flag of Albania, from the balcony of the Assembly of Vlorë, in the presence...
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    the primary factors. Born: Aurela Gaçe, Albanian singer; in Llakatund, Vlorë County Mark Holland, Canadian politician; in Pickering, Ontario Paul Kariya...
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    1917 until the summer of 1920. The Kingdom of Italy occupied the port of Vlorë in December 1914, but had to withdraw after the Austrian-Hungarian invasion...
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    was founded in 1908. On 28 November 1912, the national flag was raised in Vlorë by President Ismail Qemali, marking the symbolic birth of Albania as a sovereign...
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    represented by Ismail Qemali to declare independence (28 November 1912) in Vlorë from the Ottoman Empire. The main motivation for independence was to prevent...
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