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Albania
Albania is a Mediterranean country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.
Little FactsLanguage: Albanians Speak Albanian, which is a language so ancient that it predates both Greek and Latin
Ethnicity: Albanians descended from an ancient race of people predating the ancient Greeks going as far back as the stone-age. The ancient Albanians were called the Illyrio-Pelasgians. |
Albanian Flag
The red flag with a silhouette black two-headed eagle in the center symbolizes the blood spill for defending the country and the eagle which stands defiant.
Albania, Land of EaglesThe Term Albanian: It is believe that the term Albanian derived from an Illyrian tribe called the “Albanoi” (People of the Albs) – in Albanian “Alp Banoi”; however, the Albanians call themselves “Shqipetar” which means “Children of Eagle” and their land “Shqiperi” the Land of Eagles.
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Some Pictures from Albania
