The Parliament of Albania (Albanian: Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature.The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to a four-year term on the basis of direct, universal, periodic and equal suffrage by secret ballot. The Parliament is presided over …

Caucasian Albania is a modern exonym for a former state located in ancient times in the Caucasus: mostly in what is now Azerbaijan (where both of its capitals were located). The modern endonyms for the area are Aghwank and Aluank, among the Udi people, who regard themselves as descended from the inhabitants of Caucasian Albania.However, its original endonym is …

Albania intends to open an embassy in Baku and Azerbaijan has accredited its ambassador in Athens with the additional position of Ambassador to Albania.. Both nations are predominantly Muslim and are part of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Council of Europe.Relations between the two countries were established on the 23 September 1992 after …

History of football in Albania. Football arrived in Albania at the beginning of the 20th century. The first recorded match was between students at a Christian mission in Shkodër.The game increased in popularity and by 1919 the first club, KS Vllaznia Shkodër, had been founded.In 1920 SK Tirana was founded. Other towns and cities followed suit and on 6 June 1930 the Football …

The Kanun (also Gheg Albanian: Kanû/-ja, other names include Albanian: doke, zakon, venom, usull, itifatk, adet, sharte, udhë, rrugë) is a set of Albanian traditional customary laws, which has directed all the aspects of the Albanian tribal society.. For at least the last five centuries and until today, Albanian customary laws have been kept alive only orally by the tribal elders. The ...

This is a list of accredited and non-accredited higher academic institutions based in Albania. Public institutions. No. Name: Licensed: Status: 1 University of Tirana: 30 May 1957 2 Polytechnic University of Tirana: 15 July 1951 3 Agricultural University of Tirana: 28 July 1951 ...

Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (also known as King Leka I; 5 April 1939 – 30 November 2011), was the only son of King Zog I and Queen Geraldine of Albania. He was called Crown Prince Skander at birth. Leka was the pretender to the Albanian throne and was referred to as King Leka I. …

The Italian protectorate of Albania, also known as the Kingdom of Albania or Greater Albania, existed as a protectorate of the Kingdom of Italy.It was practically a union between Italy and Albania, officially led by Italy's King Victor Emmanuel III and its government: Albania was led by Italian governors, after being militarily occupied by Italy, from 1939 until 1943.

History Early development. The airport was constructed from 1955 to 1957. Tirana had commercial airline services before. Domestic aviation started in 1926 when German airline Adria-Aero-Lloyd obtained a monopoly for domestic air routes in the country and begin servicing Tirana, Shkodër, Korçë and Vlorë.These operations proved unprofitable, and the airline sold its rights …

This is a list of airports in Albania, grouped by type and sorted by location.. A number of regional airports have been renovated but cannot become functional for civil flights because of the 20 year monopoly held by Tirana International Airport's shareholder company over Albanian airspace that started in 2005. Following intensive negotiations to revise the contract terms to …

Unione Europea Albania Deposizione candidatura 28 aprile 2009 Riconoscimento 27 giugno 2014 Inizio negoziati 19 luglio 2022 Capitoli aperti 0/35 Capitoli chiusi 0/35 Sito web punetejashtme.gov.al Relazioni con l'Unione Europea prima dell'adesione Accordo di stabilizzazione e associazione Informazioni all'adesione Superficie stato 28 748 km² Superficie …

The Albanian Kingdom (Gheg Albanian: Mbretnija Shqiptare, Standard Albanian: Mbretëria Shqiptare) was the official name of Albania between 1928 and 1939. Albania was declared a monarchy by the Constituent Assembly, and President Ahmet Bej Zogu was declared King Zog I.The kingdom was supported by the fascist regime in Italy, and the two countries maintained …

The Albania women's national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e Femrave) represents the country of Albania in international football and is controlled by the Albanian Football Association which is headquartered in the city of Tirana.The team is affiliated with UEFA and competes in the two major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European …

Geraldine was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, a daughter of Count Gyula Apponyi de Nagy-Appony (1873–1924), Grand Marshal of the Hungarian Court, of the old and noble Apponyi family which had been great landowners in Upper Hungary since the 13th century. Her mother was Gladys Virginia Steuart (1891–1947), an American, daughter of John Henry Steuart, a diplomat …