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Albania

	Shqipëria

Shqip	Shqipëria - Republika e Shqipërisë Shqipëria është një vend mesdhetar i cili shtrihet në juglindje të Evropës, në perëndim të Gadishullit Ballkanik, me koordinatat gjeografike: 41°19'39" gjerësi veriore dhe 19°49'8" gjatësi lindore. Shqipëria ka një sipërfaqe prej 28.748 km².
English	Albania - Republic of Albania The Republic of Albania is a Balkan country in Southeastern Europe. It borders ► Montenegro to the north, ► Kosovo to the northeast, the ► Republic of Macedonia in the east, and ► Greece in the south. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west and a coast on the Ionian Sea to the southwest.

Short name	Albania
Official name	Republic of Albania
Status	Independent country since 1912
Location	South-East Europe
Capital	Tiranë (Tirana)
Population	3,581,655 inhabitants
Area	28,748 km²
Major languages	Albanian (official)
Major religions	Islam, Orthodoxity, Catholism
More information	Albania, Geography of Albania, History of Albania and Politics of Albania
More images	Albania - Albania (Category).

General maps

Map of Albania

Map of Albania

Shaded relief map of Albania

Topographic map of Albania

Flag map of Albania

Blank map of Albania

Blank map of Albania

Districts (Rrethe) and Counties (Qarku) of Albania

Districts (Rrethe)

Road map of Albania

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Albania, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Albania.

See Illyria and Illyrians Gallery

Illyrian migration

Illyrian ethnogenesis

Prehistoric Illyrian sites and cultures

Prehistoric Illyrian sites and cultures

Iron Age Glasinac culture (around 300 BC)

Ethnic territory of the Illyrians and Illyrian tribes (8th-3rd century BC)

Illyrians in the Balkans and Italy in 550 BC

Illyrians in the Balkans and Italy in 550 BC

Map of Dionysius of Syracuse's military attempts to place Alcetas in the throne of the Molossians (385 BC) - army of Illyrian / Dardanian king Bardyllis also participated in this military intervention

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans and Italy prior to Roman conquest

Illyrians, Illyria Barbara, Illyria Graeca, Illyrians Proper and Environs

Approximate extent of the Illyrian territories prior to Roman conquest

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans and Italy prior to Roman conquest

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans and Italy prior to Roman conquest

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans

Illyrians in the Balkans prior to Roman conquest

(svg) Illyrians proper prior to Roman conquest

Illyrian tribes and cities in the southern Balkans (4th century BC)

(svg) Illyrian tribes and cities in the southern Balkans (4th century BC)

History of Albania, Classical antiquity compared to modern borders

Illyrian Kingdom of Agron (250 BC - 230 BC)

Illyrian Kingdom of Teuta (230 - 228 BC)

228 BC Adriatic Coast)

228 BC Illyrian & Dardanian Kingdoms)

230 BC Adriatic Coast)

230 BC Illyrian & Dardanian Kingdoms)

230-228 BC Teuta's Kingdom)

228-220 BC Roman Client state governed by Demetrius of Pharos)

237 BC Adriatic Coast)

250-230 BC Agron's Kingdom)

Illyrian kingdoms of Illyria and Dardania (3rd century BC, around 230 BC)

Roman Client state governed by Demetrius of Pharos (228 - 220 BC)

Roman protectorate in 200 BC

Illyrian Kingdom of Gentius (181 BC - 167 BC)

Ancient Illyria during Third Macedonian War, 2nd century BC

Ancient Greek settlements in Albania

Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of present-day Albania

Roman Republic 100 BC

Dardanian Kingdom in relation to later Roman Provinces

Illyrian tribes in the Balkans in 6 AD

Great Illyrian uprising, 6-9 AD

Illyrian uprising in 6 AD

Illyrian uprising in 7 AD

Illyrian uprising in 8 AD

Illyrian uprising in 9 AD

Map of the Roman Empire in 50

The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;

133 BC

44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals)

AD 14 (death of Augustus)

117 (maximum extension)

Roman province of Illyricum

Roman provinces of Illyricum and Macedonia

Map of the Roman Empire in 116

Roman Empire in 117

Roman province of Illyricum

Roman province of Illyricum

Roman province of Macedonia

Roman province of Macedonia

The location of the Albani (Albanoi) tribe 150 AD in the Roman province of Macedon, Albanopolis may have been in the same location

Albani tribe (located on the bottom left on the map)

Roman Balkans, the Albani appear at 150 AD

Roman province of Epirus Nova (Illyria Graeca), 3rd-4th century

(svg) Roman province of Epirus Nova (Illyria Graeca), 3rd-4th century

Roman province of Praevalitana, 4th century

Territory of emperor Galerius during the Tetrarchy

Roman prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century

Roman prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century

Roman prefecture of Illyricum, 4th century

Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.

Roman dioceses of Macedonia and Dacia

The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.

Western Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire

Division of the Roman Empire in 406

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500

Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476

Eastern Roman Empire

Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus

Eastern Roman Empire under emperor Justinianus

Albanians in the 5th-10th century

Map of the changes in borders of the Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire 550

Ethnic Albanians in the Balkans, 6th-8th century (according to the historical atlas for schools, published in Belgrade in 1970, representing a view of Yugoslav historians from that time)

Ethnic Albanians in the Balkans, 7th-8th century

The Byzantine Empire at the accession of Basil I, c. 867

Devol province of the Bulgarian Empire (9th-10th century) and Great Devol province (11th-12th century)

The Byzantine Empire under Basil II, c. 1025

Byzantine Empire 1025

The Byzantine Empire at the accession of Alexios I Komnenos, c. 1081

Map of the Byzantine Empire under Manuel Komnenos, c.1170.

Byzantine Empire 1180

The despotate of Epirus from 1205 to 1230

The despotate of Epirus from 1230 to 1251

The Byzantine Empire and Despotate of Epirus in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911).

Byzantine Empire and Despotate of Epirus in 1265

The despotate of Epirus from 1252 to 1315 and Kingdom of Albania (Regnum Albaniae) under Anjou rule in 1272

Albanian (& Vlach) migrations in 1300-1350 AD at Epirus Nova

The despotate of Epirus from 1315 to 1358 and Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan

Serbian Empire of Stefan Dušan in 1355

Map of the Serbian Empire in 1360 with territories ruled by Albanian local rulers - Karl Topia, Peter Losha and Gjin Bua Spata

Empire of the Romans (Greeks) and Serbs and whole Albania (Empire of Simeon Uroš - Siniša), 14th century

Territory of Albanian local rulers after the collapse of the Serbian Empire in the second half of the 14th century

League of Lezhë - Albanian state under Skanderbeg in 1444–1479

Albanian state under Skanderbeg in 1449

Venetian possessions in northern Albania in 1448

Venetian possessions in northern Albania in 1448

Growth of the Ottoman Empire

Development of the European part of the Ottoman Empire

Growth of the Ottoman Empire

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Map of the Ottoman Empire 1566

Location of the Ottoman Empire in 1683

Map of the Ottoman Empire 1801

Balkans after 1856

Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878

Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878

Albanian vilayet, proposed by the League of Prizren in 1878

Ottoman provinces in the Balkans in 1905

Independent Albania in 1912-1913; territories under Albanian de facto control

Independent Albania in 1912-1913; territories recognized as parts of Albanian state

Independent Albania in 1912-1913; territories recognized as parts of Albanian state

Serbian occupation of Albania in 1912

Serbian occupation of Albania in 1913

Serbian occupation of Albania in 1913

Albania in 1913

Albania in 1917

North Albania in 1918

Albania in 1920

Greek counteroffensive in 1940

Greek counteroffensive in 1940

Greek occupation of south Albania, November 1940 - March 1941

Greater Albania in 1941

Greater Albania in 1941

Greater Albania in 1941-1944

Greater Albania in 1942

Greater Albania in 1942

Balkanic federation whose creation was proposed after World War II

Albania, 1946-1991

Kosovo refugees in Albania in 1999

Map of Albania and bordering countries from 2003 to 2006

Ethnic, linguistic and religion maps

Ethnic map (1861)

Ethnic map (1877)

Ethnographic map of the Epirus region, 1878. Greek point of view

Ethnic map (1880)

Peoples at the Balkan Peninsula, Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas, 1st Edition, Leipzig (Germany) 1881

Ethnic map of the Southwestern Balkan Peninsula (1890)

Ethnic map (1898)

Ethnic map (1898)

Vlachs in Albania at the beginning of the XX century

Ethnic map (1911)

Ethnic map of the Balkans (1923)

Ethnic composition of Albania, municipality data of 1989 census

Distribution of Albanians outside Albania

Albanians in Europe

Number of Albanians by state

The distribution of Haplogroup E-V13 in Europe

Ethnic minorities in Albania

Ethnic minorities in Albania

Macedonians in Albania

Macedonian ethnic regions in Albania

Gora Region between Kosovo and Albania

Vlachs in Albania

Albanian dialects

Albanian dialects

Orthodox Dioceses in Albania

Roman Catholic Dioceses in Albania

Other maps

The Swine flu spread in Albania, as of July, 25th, 2009

Politics

Map of proposed Greater Albania

Map of proposed Greater Albania

Presence of Albanians in proposed Greater Albania

Old maps

North Albania in 1918

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Districts of Albania

Berat
Bulqize
Delvine
Devoll
Diber
Durres
Elbasan
Fier
Gjirokaster
Gramsh
Has
Kavaje
Kolonie
Korce
Kruje
Kocove
Kukes
Kurbin
Lezhe
Librazhd
Malesi e Madhe
Mallakaster
Mat
Mirdite
Peqin
Permet
Pogradec
Puke
Sarande
Shkoder
Skrapar
Tepelene
Tirane
Tropoje
Vlore

Notes and references

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