Kepi i Bishti i Pallës

Kepi i Bishti i Pallës
  • Bishti i Pallës
  • Capo Pala
  • Capo Pali
  • Kepi i Palit
  • Kep i Palit
  • Palē
  • Pali
  • Rt Pali
Settlement
Kepi i Bishti i Pallës is located in Albania
Kepi i Bishti i Pallës
Kepi i Bishti i Pallës
Coordinates: 41°24.75′N 19°23′E / 41.41250°N 19.383°E / 41.41250; 19.383
Country Albania
CountyDurrës
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kepi i Bishti i Pallës ("Cape of Palla's Tail") is located in Albania.[1] It is located in Durrës County, in Northern Albania, 40 km west of Tirana, the country's capital.

The terrain of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës is flat. To the northwest, the Adriatic Sea is closest to Kepi i Bishti i Pallës.[a] The highest point in the area is Mali i Durrës, 186 metres above sea level, 9.2 km south of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës.[b] There are about 331 people per square kilometre around Kepi i Bishti i Pallës which is densely populated.[3] The nearest larger city is Durrës, 10.7 km south of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës.

History

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In 1939, upon the Italian invasion of Albania, Italy attacked all Albanian ports simultaneously. Eight units attacked Kepi i Bishti i Pallës.[4]

The Albanian Naval Force has a base at Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. The 2014 Exercise Albanian Lion, which involved Albanian and British forces practicing an amphibious assault on the Bay of Porto Palermo, was headquartered in Kepi i Bishti i Pallës.[5][6] The Albanian Ministry of Defence reported that 600 troops and four ships took part in the exercise.[7]

Kepi i Bishti i Pallës is a beach destination.[8]

Climate

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The climate is temperate. The average temperature is 17°C . The hottest month is July, at 29°C , and the coldest is January, at 4°C.[9] The average rainfall is 1,492 mm per year. The wettest month is February, at 186 mm of rain, and the driest is August, at 35 mm.[10]

Kepi i Bishti i Pallës
Climate chart (explanation)
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Notes

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  1. ^ Calculated from the interpolation of all height data (DEM 3") from Viewfinder Panoramas, within a 10 kilometer radius.[2]
  2. ^ The highest point above the local horizon, according to GeoNames elevation data.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kepi i Bishti i Pallës sa GeoNames.Org (cc-by); post updated 2012-01-19; database download sa 2015-11-14
  2. ^ "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". 2015-06-21.
  3. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ^ Pearson, Owen (2006). Albania in Occupation and War: From Fascism to Communism 1940–1945. Albania in the Twentieth Century. Vol. II. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-104-5.
  5. ^ "Royal Marines launch final assualt [sic] on exercise Albanian Lion". UK Ministry of Defense. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  6. ^ "DV Day of the Albanian-British exercise, "Albanian Lion '14"". Albanian Ministry of Defense. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Opening ceremony of the Joint Exercise "Albanian Lion"". Albanian Ministry of Defense. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Kepi I Bishti I Palles". Sandee.com. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  10. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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