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13. Travel: Albania Travel Notes -- The Country and Links
- www.travelnotes.org
- Travel Notes: Europe: Albania @ Travel Notes -- Booking Engine.
- Albania.
- Albania Information.
- One of the smallest countries in Europe, Albania is also very mountainous and little known to outsiders.
- Ismail Qemal led a series of revolts against Turkey, and on November 28, 1912, Albania finally gained independence.
- Albania underwent a cultural revolution in the mid-1960s, when Western influences were scorned, Soviet and Chinese systems were followed, and hardly anyone could enter the country.
- Albania Country Study:.
- The US Library of Congress reference page for historical and economic developments in Albania.
- Albania Tourism.
- Enter Albania:.
- Getting to Albania, and other information for tourists.
- Albania Culture.
- Albania Directories.
- For a better understanding of the history of Albania.
- High Albania.
- Travel Directory: Europe: Albania @ Travel Notes -- Add URL.
14. Tourism Development Committee
- members.albaniaonline.net
- The Republic of Albania is located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula and it shares borders with Montenegro and Kosovo to the north and northeast , with FYR of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. ...
- Full with big and small lakes, natural monuments, echo - systems , remote and untouched areas , Albania is an unforgettable experience for every one.
- The official site of government of Albania.
- 8 Tirana - ALBANIA.
15. WashingtonPost.com: International: Albania
- www.washingtonpost.com
- Albania fears the fighting in Kosovo, whose population is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, will spill over its borders. ...
- A detailed list of facts and figures for Albania.
- This document describes the history, government, politics and economy of Albania.
- From Illyria to Albania .
- Recent stories about Albania:.
16. ALBANIA: The Land of the Eagles
- albania.curtprins.com
- Fifty years of isolation have turned Albania into an enigma. ...
17. Albania travel | Lonely Planet World Guide
- www.lonelyplanet.com
- Albania .
- This pint-sized, sunny slice of Adriatic coast has been ground down by years of poverty, blood vendettas and too many five year plans, but Albania still manages to pack a wild punch of traditional Mediterranean charm and Soviet-style inefficiency.
- Kicked around by the Balkan big boys for millennia and turned upside down by its very own Maoist Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, Albania is now tentatively embracing democracy, the outside world and a few foreign travellers. ...
- The security situation in Albania is on the improve, although visitors should continue to exercise care, maintaining a high level of personal security awareness. ...
- Full country name: Republic of Albania Area: 28,748 sq km Population: 3. ...
- Guides to Albania.
18. Albania News - latest news stories and top headlines.
- www.albanianews.com
- Koha Jone - Albania's most widely-read newspaper.
- Albania Online - (In English) .
- - Albania's leading independent News Agency.
- BBC Audio News - Albania.
- ALBANIA GUIDES.
- Kruja - Albania.
- Albania Travel Guide.
- Albania Travel Tips.
- Albania Vacation Guide - Main Tour.
- Travel in Albania .
- Virtual Albania Online.
- World Travel Guide - Albania.
- FIFA reduces Albania, Costa Rica sanctions.
- The Independent Bangladesh | Mar 19: Albania and Costa Rica have had FIFA punishments for crowd violence at World Cup qualifiers reduced on appeal, world soccer's governing body.
- FIFA reduces Albania, Costa Rica sanctions .
- The Independent Bangladesh | Mar 19: Albania and Costa Rica have had FIFA punishments for crowd violence at World Cup qualifier.
19. Albania: Main Page - World Sites Atlas
- www.sitesatlas.com
- ALBANIA .
- A thematic collection of links to web sites on Albania.
- EUROPE - ALBANIA - SEARCH .
20. A look at Albania
- www1.tip.nl
- A look at Albania.
- During two trips to Albania (Summer 1995 and Autumn 1996) I made photographs, of which I like to show a selection on this page. ...
- Pictures of July 1995; Central and North Albania.
21. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Albania
- www.undp.org.al
- UNDP in Albania.
- UNDP in Albania works to reach the Millennium Development Goals, supports European Union integration, and responds to other national priorities through the Human Development Approach.
- UNDP Albania motto: 2005 is the year of "Show and Tell".
- UN System in Albania .
- UNDP in Albania.
- UNV in Albania.
22. Albania. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
- www.bartleby.com
- See also: Albania Factbook .
- Albania.
- (lb´ny) (KEY) , Albanian Shqipnija or Shqiperia, officially Republic of Albania, republic (1995 est. ... Albania is on the Adriatic Sea coast of the Balkan Peninsula, between Serbia and Montenegro on the north, Macedonia on the east, and Greece on the south. ...
- Albania is rugged and mountainous, except for the fertile Adriatic coast. ... The chief rivers of Albania are the Drin, Mat, Shkumbin, Vijose, and Seman, but they are mostly unnavigable. More than one third of Albanias land is covered by forests and swamps, about one third is pasture, and only about one fifth is cultivated. ...
- The countrys rugged and inaccessible terrain has traditionally isolated Albania from its neighbors, thus helping to preserve its ethnic homogeneity. ... From 1967 to 1990 all mosques and churches were closed, and Albania was officially considered to be an atheist country. ...
- Albania has the lowest standard of living in Europe. ... The countrys economy contracted in the early 1990s as Albania attempted to move quickly from a tightly controlled state-run system to a market economy. ...
- Albania is rich in mineral resources, notably oil, lignite, copper, chromium, limestone, salt, bauxite, and natural gas. ... Because of economic disturbances during the 1990s, Albania remains essentially a developing country.
- Albania exports mined natural resources and foodstuffs and imports mostly machinery, other industrial products, and consumer goods. ... In the early 1990s Albania joined the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
- Albania is a republic with a unicameral assembly, to which deputies are elected by universal suffrage for four-year terms. ... Albania is divided into 36 districts, which are administrated by multiparty executive committees.
23. Albania News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
- www.einnews.com
- Albania Breaking News.
- EIN Home > Albania Home.
- Know a political, historical or cultural fact about Albania, which took place today? Send it in to the Central Europe History Editor.
- Click here to add Albania to your EIN favorites.
- Albanian Oppositional Coalition to Boycott Runoff Voting in Macedonian Local Elections 23 Mar 2005 21:25 Prime Minister of Albania to visit NATO on Thursday, 24 March 2005 23 Mar 2005 18:44 2. ...
- Moisiu Encourages More Swiss Investment in Albania 22 Mar 2005 20:36 .
- Albania names depleted squad 22 Mar 2005 16:58 .
- Alfred Moisiu: There are Still Politicians in Albania Prone to Ethnic Division 21 Mar 2005 22:56 .
- Albania's Religious Leaders Sign Declaration Promoting Tolerance 21 Mar 2005 21:04 .
- FIFA eases sanctions on Costa Rica, Albania 21 Mar 2005 13:31 .
- FIFA eases Costa Rica, Albania sanctions 21 Mar 2005 13:06 .
- FIFA eases sanctions on Costa Rica, Albania 20 Mar 2005 12:39 .
- FIFA eases Costa Rica, Albania sanctions 20 Mar 2005 02:22 .
- FIFA reduces Albania, Costa Rica sanctions on appeal 19 Mar 2005 21:18 .
- FIFA reduce Albania, Ticos sanctions 19 Mar 2005 21:17 .
- FIFA eases Costa Rica, Albania sanctions 19 Mar 2005 19:59 .
24. Albania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- en2.wikipedia.org
- Albania.
- Albania is a Mediterranean country in southeastern Europe. ... The country is an emerging democracy and is formally named the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë).
- Main Article: Origin and history of the name Albania .
- One of the first written evidences of the use of the word "Albanoi" as the name of an Illyrian tribe in what is now north-central Albania goes back to the 130 A. ... 20) and also named on an ancient family epitaph at Scupi, which has been identified with the Zgërdhesh hill-fort near Kruja in northern Albania. ...
- According to the Albanian scholar Faïk bey Konitza, the term "Albania" did not displace "Illyria" completely until the end of the fourteenth century. ...
- The derivation of the name Albania is of considerable antiquity, dating back perhaps to the pre-Celtic alb (hill), from whence Alps, or possibly from the Indo-European albh (white), from whence albino and Albion. ... Under the Angiò, in the XIII century, the names “Albania “and “Albanenses” indicate the whole country and all the population, as it is demonstrated by the works of many ancient Albanian writers such as Budi, Blanco and Bogdano. ... The Albanian name of the country, Shqipëria, translates into English as "Land of the Eagles", hence the two-headed bird on the national flag and emblem, and because of the large presence of these animals in the mountainous zones of Albania.
- Main article: History of Albania.
- In the area that is today Albania, human activity has been present since the beginning of human history. ... Soon, these first inhabitants were overun by the proto-hellenic tribes that gradually occupied modern day Greece, southern FYROM and the southern part of present day Albania. This process was completed over the second millenium BC and did not really affect northern or central Albania, an area that at the time presented the image of a political vacuum (in essence a historical paradox).
- Only during the 6th century did the Illyrians venture significant raids against their immediate neighbours, the Greek kindom of the Mollosoi in northern Epirus (present southern Albania), the Greek kingdom of Macedonia and the semi-barbaric kingdom of Paiones (in northern FYROM). ...
- Albania is also the site of several ancient Greek colonies.
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