Zagori (Komuna e Zagorit)
Zagoria (Zaguria or Zagurii) is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. During the 2015 local government reform, Zagoria became a subdivision of the municipality Libohovë. The population at the 2011 census was 411. Since 2018, the region is at the centre of the expanded Zagoria Nature Park. Zagoria is also considered to be a distinct "ethnographic region" (Albanian: krahina etnografike), traditionally consisting of 10 settlements: Sheper, Nivan, Ndëran, Topovë, Konckë, Hoshteve, Lliar, Vithuq, Doshnicë and Zhej.
The region primarily is defined by the Zagoria valley, which is 27 kilometres long, with a watershed of 171 kilometres squared. Its highest point is Mount Arapi at 2156 meters above sea level, while the lowest is at 350 meters. It is valued for its natural scenery and its pastoral traditions, and includes the fields of Çajupi, Çajupi Mountain, and a twenty meter high waterfall called the "oars of Doshnica" (Albanian: Rrema e Doshnicës).
The region primarily is defined by the Zagoria valley, which is 27 kilometres long, with a watershed of 171 kilometres squared. Its highest point is Mount Arapi at 2156 meters above sea level, while the lowest is at 350 meters. It is valued for its natural scenery and its pastoral traditions, and includes the fields of Çajupi, Çajupi Mountain, and a twenty meter high waterfall called the "oars of Doshnica" (Albanian: Rrema e Doshnicës).
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Albania has been inhabited by different civilisations over time, such as the Illyrians, Thracians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, and Ottomans. The Albanians established the autonomous Principality of Arbër in the 12th century. The Kingdom of Albania and Principality of Albania formed between the 13th and 14th centuries. Prior to the Ottoman conquest of Albania in the 15th century, the Albanian resistance to Ottoman expansion into Europe led by Skanderbeg won them acclaim over most of Europe. Albania remained under Ottoman rule for nearly five centuries, during which many Albanians (known as Arnauts) attained high-ranking offices in the empire, especially in the Southern Balkans and Egypt. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, cultural developments, widely attributed to Albanians having gathered both spiritual and intellectual strength, conclusively led to the Albanian Renaissance. After the defeat of the Ottomans in the Balkan Wars, the modern nation state of Albania declared independence in 1912. In the 20th century, the Kingdom of Albania was invaded by Italy, which formed Greater Albania before becoming a protectorate of Nazi Germany. Enver Hoxha formed the People's Socialist Republic of Albania after World War II, modeled under the terms of Hoxhaism. The Revolutions of 1991 concluded the fall of communism in Albania and eventually the establishment of the current Republic of Albania.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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ALL | Albanian lek | L | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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SQ | Albanian language |
EL | Greek language |