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Durrës.gov.al. Durrës (/ ˈdʊrəs / DUURR-əs, [7][8] Albanian: [ˈdurəs]; Albanian definite form: Durrësi) is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest continuously inhabited cities, [9] with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history.
Battle of Dyrrhachium (1018), Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081), Battle of Durrës (1939) Events. Miss Shqipëria 2009. Durrës Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Durrësit) is the fortified old city of Durrës, Albania. It is enclosed by city walls built in the late 5th century, and repaired and reinforced in the Middle Ages and early modern periods.
The main entrance of the villa. The Royal Villa of Durrës (Albanian: Vila mbretërore e Durrësit), commonly known as Royal Villa of Durrës, is a historical building in the city of Durrës, Albania. It served as the summer residence of King Zog. It was used as the summer palace by the Albanian Royal family during the reign of the Monarchy and ...
Archaeological Museum. The Archaeological Museum of Durrës (Albanian: Muzeu Arkeologjik i Durrësit) in Durrës, Albania, established in 1951, is the largest archaeological museum in the country. [1] The museum is located near the beach and north of the museum are the 6th-century Byzantine walls, constructed after the Visigoth invasion of 481.
The Amphitheatre of Durrës (Albanian: Amfiteatri i Durrësit; Latin: Amphitheatrum Dyrrhachinum) is a Roman amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Durrës, Albania. Construction began under the emperor Trajan [citation needed] in the 2nd century AD and it was destroyed twice by earthquakes in the 6th and 10th centuries. [1]
The Royal Palace of Durrës, sometimes known as the Konak of Durrës ( Albanian: Pallati Mbretëror i Shqipërisë or Konaku i Durrësit ), was a royal palace of the Principality of Albania situated in Durrës, Albania. It previously served as the chief official residence of Wilhelm, Prince of Albania, and his wife, Princess Sophie of ...
1931. Cultural Monument of Albania. The Grand Mosque of Durrës (Albanian: Xhamia e Madhe) or New Mosque (Xhamia e Re) is a historic Albanian Mosque in the port-town of Durrës, Albania. [1] The old Ottoman mosque before 1931. It was built in 1931 under the Kingdomship of King Ahmed Zogu on the site of an older mosque from Ottoman times.
Pjetër Arbnori, "the Mandela of the Balkans". Bujar Nishani, politician and former President of Albania. Vangjush Dako, Mayor of Durrës. Namik Dokle, politician and former Chairman of the Parliament of Albania from September 2001 to April 2002. Grida Duma, female politician. Lefter Koka, former Mayor of Durrës, politician, and former minister.