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The Academy of Sciences of Albania ( Albanian: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë ), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. [ 1] In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred to the Academy's jurisdiction. [ 2] The institution includes the most distinguished ...
The Albanian Declaration of Independence ( Albanian: Deklarata e Pavarësisë) was the declaration of independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. Independent Albania was proclaimed in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. Six days later the Assembly of Vlorë formed the first Government of Albania which was led by Ismail Kemal and the Council of ...
The administrative divisions of Albania comprise 12 counties, 61 municipalities, 373 administrative units, and 2,972 villages. Since its 1912 Declaration of Independence, Albania has reorganized its domestic administrative divisions 21 times. Its internal boundaries have been enlarged or subdivided into prefectures, counties, districts ...
National Library of Albania. / 41.328564515813724; 19.82089598407398. The National Library of Albania ( Albanian: Biblioteka Kombëtare e Shqipërisë) is Albania 's national library headquartered in the country's capital, Tirana. [1] It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922.
The Bank of Albania ( Albanian: Banka e Shqipërisë) is the central bank of Albania, issuing the Albanian lek. It is headquartered in Tirana, with five branches in Shkodër, Elbasan, Gjirokastër, Korçë and Lushnjë, and a Research and Training Center in Berat. The bank was founded in 1925 in Rome as the National Bank of Albania ( Albanian ...
The Albanian Republic ( Albanian: Republika Shqiptare) was the official name of Albania as enshrined in the Constitution of 1925. Albania came into an alliance with the Kingdom of Italy after signing the Treaties of Tirana, which gave Italy a monopoly on shipping and trade concessions. [1] Albania was declared a constitutional monarchy in 1928.
The Provisional Government of Albania ( Albanian: Qeveria e Përkohshme e Shqipërisë ), also called the Qemali Government, was the first government of Albania, created by the Assembly of Vlorë on 4 December 1912. It was a paternal government, led by Ismail Qemali, until his resignation on 22 January 1914, followed by the International ...
Historically Mirdita was the largest tribal region of Albania in terms of geographic spread and population. [3] The region is situated in northern Albania, and it borders the traditional tribal areas of Puka (Berisha, Kabashi, Qerreti) in the north; the Lezha highlands (Vela, Bulgëri, Manatia, Kryeziu) in the west and southwest; the northern Albanian coastal plain of Lezha and Zadrima between ...