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Albania
Albania , Albanian Shqipëria or Shqipnija, officially Republic of Albania, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,563,000), 11,101 sq mi (28,752 sq km), SE Europe. Albania is on the Adriatic Sea coast of the Balkan Peninsula, between Montenegro on the northwest, Kosovo on the northeast, Macedonia on th... Read more
Zog
Zog , 1895-1961, king of Albania. Originally Ahmad Zogu, he came from a Muslim family and served in the Austrian army in World War I. He became Albanian minister of the interior in 1920, minister of war in 1921, and premier in 1922. A revolution in 1924 led to his flight, but he returned with Yugosl... Read more
Enver Hoxha
Enver Hoxha , 1908-85, Albanian Communist leader and general. A founder (1941) of the Albanian Communist party (Albanian Labor party from 1948), Hoxha headed the radical resistance group in Italian-occupied Albania during World War II. General secretary of the party from 1943, he was premier (1946-5... Read more
Dinaric Alps
Dinaric Alps , Ital. Alpi Dinariche, Serbo-Croatian Dinara Planina, mountain system, extending c.400 mi (640 km) along the east coast of the Adriatic Sea from the Isonzo River, NE Italy, through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia, to the Drin River, N Albania. The ... Read more
Durrës
Durrës , Ital. Durazzo, city (1989 pop. 82,719), capital of Durrës dist., W Albania, on the Adriatic Sea. The chief seaport of Albania and the leading commercial and communications center, it has a dockyard, a shipyard, and industries that manufacture leather, plastic, and tobacco produc... Read more
Scanderbeg
Scanderbeg or Skanderbeg , c.1404-1468, Albanian national hero. His original name was George Castriota or Kastriotes, but the Ottomans called him Iskender Bey, and this was corrupted into Scanderbeg. The son of a prince of N Albania, he was educated in the Muslim faith as a hostage at the court ... Read more
Tiranë
Tiranë or Tirana , city (1989 pop. 238,057), capital of Albania and of Tiranë dist., central Albania, on the Ishm River. It is the largest city and the chief industrial and cultural center of the country. Tiranë is located on a fertile plain that yields a variety of agricultural p... Read more
Warsaw Treaty Organization
Warsaw Treaty Organization or Warsaw Pact, alliance set up under a mutual defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland, in 1955 by Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union. The organization was the Soviet bloc's equivalent of the North Atlantic ... Read more
Leopold Berchtold, Graf von
Leopold Berchtold, Graf von , 1863-1942, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1912-15). During the Balkan Wars he successfully worked for the creation of an independent Albania to block Serbian access to the Adriatic Sea. After the assassination (June 28, 1914) of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Saraj... Read more
Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea , arm of the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and the Balkan Peninsula. It extends c.500 mi (800 km) from the Gulf of Venice, at its head, SE to the Strait of Otranto, which leads to the Ionian Sea. It is from 58 to 140 mi (93-225 km) wide, with a maximum depth of c.4,100 ft (1,250 m). ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Albania"

Albania
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia Albania Basic Data Official Country Name: Republic of Albania Region: Europe Population: 3,490,435 Language...Higher: 14% History & Background The Republic of Albania is a southeastern European country on the Adriatic Sea...
Albanians
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...xEB; , Shqip ë ria LOCATION: Albania; Macedonia; Greece POPULATION: 3...1 • INTRODUCTION The name "Albania" is derived from an ancient Illyrian...Albanoi, who inhabited part of modern-day Albania from around 1225 bc to ad 200. Albanians...
Zog I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...powerful Muslim chieftain in northern Albania, the head of the Mati tribe, was born...Constantinople. In 1911 he was called back to Albania to lead his tribe in a revolt against...defense of Albanian autonomy, and when Albania's independence was proclaimed in the...
Albanian Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America ...LBANIAN AMERICANS by Jane Jurgens Overview Albania is a mountainous country, 28,748 square...the Adriatic Sea on the west. The name Albania was given by the Romans in ancient times...Serbs, Croats, and Bulgarians. In 1468 Albania became part of the Ottoman Empire despite...
Enver Hoxha
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...was the leader of the Communist Party of Albania from its formation in 1941 and led the...liberation from German occupation (1944), Albania's history was characterized by dismal...against the Ottoman Empire, of which Albania was a part. World War I followed, and...
Ramiz Alia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Alia Following the death of Enver Hoxha, Albania's long-time (1945-1985) dictator...subsequently moved to Tirana, the capital of Albania, where Alia was a student at the city...early 1960s occurred at the time when Albania's relations with Russia had soured after...
Sali Berisha
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Party, as president of the Republic of Albania in April 1992 marked a stage in the country...from the Tropoja district of northern Albania. After completing his education in local...researcher in the field of cardiology in Albania and became professor of cardiology at...
Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Skanderbeg Hailed as a national hero in Albania, Gjergj Kastrioti-Skanderbeg (1403...Christianity in 1443. As commander of Albania's warlords, he sparked a national revolt...numerous efforts by the Ottomans to take back Albania and bring that country once again under...
Macedonia
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography ...465 miles) total boundary length; Albania 151 kilometers (94 miles); Bulgaria...and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece, and Albania. With a total area of about 25,333...Adriatic Sea, which lies on the far side of Albania to the west, and the Aegean Sea, which...
Albanians, Caucasian
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...but the Greeks and Romans called their country Albania. The original capital of Albania was the city of Cabala or Cabalaca, north of...of the Mihrani family as presiding prince of Albania. When the country was conquered by the Arabs...

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Albania
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Albania Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire since...and Slovenes), and Greece to partition Albania came to naught in the face of fierce Albanian...Hitler's annexationist policies, invaded Albania. Zog fled the country, and the Italian...
Albania, Christianity in
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Albania, Christianity in. Christianity probably reached Albania early, but with the fall of the W. Empire in the 5th...Constantinople to Rome. After the Turks finally subjugated Albania in 1521, there was much apostasy. In 1913 Albania became...
L'America
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...December 1993, and in June 1994, in Albania. Producer: Mario Cecchi Gori and Vittorio...communism in Europe. The year is 1991, and Albania has been liberated from the iron hand...in the film, political dissidents in Albania were incarcerated in labor camps. One...
Albanian
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...nēən; ôl- / • adj. of or relating to Albania or its people or their language. • n. 1. a native or national of Albania, or a person of Albanian descent. 2. the language of Albania.
Warsaw Pact
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Solidarność ). Its original members were the USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, the GDR (East Germany), Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. Albania halted active membership in 1961, and left the Pact in 1968. The Warsaw...
Balkans, the
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...First World War the peninsula was divided between Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia (which broke up in 1991–...Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro forced Turkey to give up Albania and Macedonia, leaving the area around Constantinople (Istanbul...
Zog I
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Zog I (b. 8 Oct. 1895, d. 9 Apr. 1961). King of Albania 1928–39 A wealthy Albanian landowner born as Ahmed...Albanian economy was under Italian control. Mussolini invaded Albania in 1939, forcing Zog into exile. The monarchy was formally...
Hoxha, Enver
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...leader 1945–85 Born in Gjirokastër (southern Albania), he studied in France and Belgium and became a teacher. During the Italian occupation of Albania he founded the Communist Party on 8 November 1941 and built up a Communist...
To Vlemma Tou Odyssea
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...not only for the footage but for his own roots as well. The journey takes him on a winding road—from Greece to Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and, finally, to Sarajevo in today's Bosnia. While some of these places are...
Proclamation on Immigration Quotas (28 April 1938)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...determined in accordance with the law to be, and shall be, as follows: National Origin Immigration Quotas Afghanistan (100) Albania (1000) Andorra (100) Arabian peninsula (except Muscat, Aden Settlement and Protectorate, and Saudi Arabia; 100) Australia...

Thesaurus entries related to "Albania"

exodus
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus exodus • noun  the exodus of refugees from Albania synonyms : mass departure, withdrawal, evacuation, leaving; migration, emigration; flight, escape, fleeing.
accede
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...defer to.   2. Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558 synonyms : succeed to, come to, assume, inherit, take.   3. Albania acceded to the IMF in 1990 synonyms : join, become a member of, sign on to, sign up for.

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ALBANIA: ALBANIA'S ECONOMY PROVES SLOW TO JUMP-START.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 2/5/2002; 700+ words ; ...institutions have played a key role in Albania during its difficult transition decade. The World Bank has granted Albania loans totaling $400 million in support...all the international assistance that Albania has received since the fall of the communist...
Albania: the habits of the heart. (Reportage)
Magazine article from: World Policy Journal; 12/22/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte This was Albania: A man is arrested. He is sentenced...drastically in the last five years than in Albania. While other communist countries experienced...repression, especially in the late 1950s, Albania remained a paranoid, isolated, and repressed...
Albania invites U.S. troops to stay.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 6/21/1999; 700+ words ; TIRANA, Albania, June 19 (UPI) The Albanian government...permanent stationing of U.S. troops in Albania. ``This invitation is very much appreciated...Shelton said today during a visit to Albania's capital, Tirana. It is Shelton...
Albania: World Bank issues sanctions in water supply project.
M2 Presswire; 3/29/2005; 700+ words ; ...PRESSWIRE-29 March 2005-WORLD BANK: Albania: World Bank issues sanctions in water...Rehabilitation Project" (WSURP) in Albania. These firms and individuals will be...the interviewing of many witnesses in Albania. The World Bank's Sanctions Committee...
Albania: Italy's bridge to the Balkans.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 10/22/1999; 700+ words ; TIRANA, Albania, Oct. 21 (UPI) Italy considers Albania an important bridge to other Balkan countries, Italian...Thursday. D'Alema said his Government was working to do Albania a main gate for the European Union relations with the other...
Albania loses another defender to injury
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/6/2004; 471 words ; AP Worldstream 10-06-2004 Dateline: TIRANA, Albania Albania will be without another key defender for Saturday...Doctors say Cipi needs to rest for a month, making Albania's defense a "great concern," Nurishmi said. Midfielder...
ALBANIA: ITALY'S BRIDGE TO THE BALKANS
News Wire article from: United Press International; 10/21/1999; 652 words ; United Press International 10-21-1999 Albania: Italy's bridge to the Balkans TIRANA, Albania, Oct. 21 (UPI) _ Italy considers Albania an important bridge to other Balkan countries, Italian Prime Minister...
Albania's love affair with America
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/14/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...believe they are living proof of this. Albania's love affair with the United States...victorious nations of Europe and insisted that Albania, made up of one of the oldest peoples...France, and Italy - wanted to divide Albania up among its neighbors, as a sort of...
Albania Opening to Trade;Isolated for Decades, Nation Seeks U.S. Imports
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/25/1990; ; 700+ words ; Albania, the last of the hard-line communist...business exporting products to his homeland. Albania, the size of Maryland with a population...American University, engineered sales to Albania of medical equipment and a reconditioned...
Albania marks the Holocaust.(COMMENTARY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 4/18/2008; 700+ words ; ...the parliament of the European nation of Albania - which is predominantly Muslim - as it...Day. Immediately before World War II, Albania was a nation of rich and varied cultures...demands - some even willingly did more - Albania stoutly refused. Not only did Albania...