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Tirana [b] (/ t ɪ ˈ r ɑː n ə / ⓘ tih-RAH-nə, [10] [11] Albanian pronunciation:; Gheg Albanian: Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania.It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance.
An enlargeable topographic map of Albania. Geography of Albania. Albania is: a country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere; Northern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Europe. Southern Europe. Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe") Time zone: Central European Time , Central European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Albania. High: Maja e Korabit 2,764 m ...
It has the 10th-largest oil reserves in Europe and the 58th in the world. [273] The country's main petroleum deposits are located around the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast and Myzeqe Plain within the Western Lowlands, where the country's largest reserve is located. Patos-Marinza, also located within the area, is the largest onshore oil field in ...
Map of Albania. This is a list of places in Albania which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
The Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order (Albanian: Shteti Sovran i Urdhrit Bektashi; pronounced [ʃtɛti sɔvɾan i uɾðɾit bɛktaʃi]) is a proposed European microstate and city-state that would be enclaved entirely within Tirana, the capital of Albania, at the current World Headquarters of the Bektashi.
Albania is a country in southeastern Europe that lies along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, with a coastline spanning approximately 476 km (296 mi). [1] Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe.
Map extent (LAEA Europe) Xmin,Ymin to Xmax, Ymax: 2555000, 1350000 to 7405000, 5500000 Map extent (WGS84) (lon,lat of lower left and upper right corner): -8.9067, 33.2307 to 72.9617, 58.9174 This map was created with GeoTools .
This is a list of cities and towns in Albania categorised by municipality, county and population, according to the criteria used by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). As of 2014, there were 74 cities classified as urban areas and 2,972 villages as rural areas in Albania. [1]