• Nevruz Day is celebrated annually in Albania on 22 March as Sultan Nevruz. In Albania, the festival commemorates the birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib (died...
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  • Below is a list of public holidays in Albania. If a non-working public holiday happens during the weekend, then the first working day afterwards would...
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    Albania (/ælˈbeɪniə, ɔːl-/ a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə; Albanian: Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is...
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    Nowruz (redirect from Nevruz Day)
    celebrations to take place. Nevruz is celebrated annually in Albania on 22 March as Sultan Nevruz. In Albania, the festival commemorates the birthday of Ali ibn...
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    The flag of Albania (Albanian: Flamuri i Shqipërisë) depicts a silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center of a red background. The red stands...
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  • chains that currently operate within Albania. These chains are the successful leaders of the consumer goods market in the locations they operate at. Praktiker...
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  • common religion in Albania is Islam, with the second most common religion being Christianity. There are also a number of irreligious Albanians. There are no...
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  • Counties (Albanian: qarqe or qarqet), also sometimes known as prefectures (prefekturë), are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing...
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  • heads of state of Albania who have served since the Declaration of Independence of 1912. Since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991, the head of...
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  • that spread to Albania through Albanian Janissaries during the period of Ottoman control in Albania. The Bektashi make up 20% of Albania's Muslim population...
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  • higher academic institutions based in Albania. Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education Academy of Sciences of Albania Centre for Research and Development...
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    Socialist Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë), officially the People's Republic of Albania from 1946 until 1976...
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  • Baháʼí New Year Nevruz in Albania Newroz as celebrated by Kurds Novruz in Azerbaijan norooz in Afghanistan Navroʻz, an urban-type settlement in Uzbekistan...
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    Bektashi Order (category Islam in Albania)
    Bektashis as Ali's birthday (see also Nevruz in Albania). The Bektashi Order is a Sufi order and shares much in common with other Islamic mystical movements...
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  • The Albanian diaspora (Albanian: Mërgata Shqiptare or Diaspora Shqiptare) are the ethnic Albanians and their descendants living outside of Albania, Kosovo...
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    Albania is an ethnically homogeneous country, where the overwhelming majority of the population speaks Albanian, which is also the official language....
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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Albania face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents, although LGBT people are...
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    common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as in Croatia...
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  • 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...
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    accession. The Council of the European Union decided in March 2020 to open accession negotiations with Albania. However, the country did not start accession...
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    of Albania went through a process of transition from a centralized economy to a market-based economy on the principles of the free market. Albania's economy...
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  • (also Gheg Albanian: Kanû/-ja, other names include Albanian: doke, zakon, venom, usull, itifatk, adet, sharte, udhë, rrugë) is a set of Albanian traditional...
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  • Albania is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, in which the president of Albania is the head of state and the prime minister of Albania is...
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    The Kingdom of Albania (Albanian: Mbretëria e Arbërisë, Latin: Regnum Albaniae) was established by Charles of Anjou in the Albanian territories he conquered...
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  • monasteries in Albania. 765 churches and monasteries were destroyed by communist authorities in 1967 when state atheism was first introduced in the country...
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  • Albanian mafia or Albanian organized crime (Albanian: Mafia Shqiptare) are the general terms used for criminal organizations based in Albania or composed...
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  • there are four sites in Albania inscribed on the list and further four sites on the tentative list. The first site in Albania to be added to the list...
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  • banks operating in Albania. Regjistri i Bankave Tregtare "List of Banks in Albania". thebanks.eu. Albanian Association of Banks Albanian Banks SWIFT codes...
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  • Telecommunications in Albania include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Until 1990, Albania was extremely isolated and...
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    The visa policy of Albania allows citizens of certain countries to enter Albania without a visa. Citizens of certain other countries must obtain a visa...
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