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Albanian Scripts
Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country *Pertaining to other places: **Albania (other) **Albany (other) **St Albans (other) *Albanian cattle *Albanian horse *''The Albanian'', a 2010 German-Albanian film See also * *Olbanian language * Albani people * Albaniana (other) *Alba (other) Alba is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. Alba or ALBA may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Alba (Darkstalkers), Alba ''(Darkstalkers)'', a character in the Japanese video game * Alba (The Time Traveler's ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of , it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Accursed Mountains, Albanian Alps and the Korab, Central Mountain Range, Albania#Skanderbeg Mountains, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast, Adriatic and Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania was inhabited by several List of Illyrian peoples and tribes, Illyrian tribes, among them the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanians
The Albanians are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, Albanian culture, culture, Albanian history, history and Albanian language, language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, and they also live in the neighboring countries of Albanians in North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Albanians in Montenegro, Montenegro, Albanians in Greece, Greece, and Albanians in Serbia, Serbia, as well as in Albanians in Italy, Italy, Albanians in Croatia, Croatia, Albanians in Bulgaria, Bulgaria, and Albanians in Turkey, Turkey. Albanians also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe and the other continents. Albanian language, The language of the Albanians is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid, Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan group. Albanians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Language
Albanian (Endonym and exonym, endonym: , , or ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid, Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan group. It is the native language of the Albanian people. Standard Albanian is the official language of Albania and Kosovo, and a co-official language in North Macedonia and Montenegro, where it is the primary language of significant Albanian minority communities. Albanian is recognized as a minority language in Italy, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia. It is also spoken in Greece and by the Albanian diaspora, which is generally concentrated in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. Albanian is estimated to have as many as 7.5 million native speakers. Albanian and other Paleo-Balkan languages had their formative core in the Balkans after the Indo-European migrations in the region. Albanian in antiquity is often thought to have been an Illyrian language for ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Culture
Albanian culture or the culture of Albanians ( ) is a term that embodies the Albanian art, artistic, Albanian cuisine, culinary, Albanian literature, literary, Music of Albania, musical, Politics of Albania, political and Traditions of Albania, social elements that are representative of ethnic Albanians, which implies not just Albanians of the country of Albania but also Albanians of Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro, where ethnic Albanians are a native population. Albanian culture has been considerably shaped by the Geography of Albania, geography and history of Albania, Kosovo, parts of Montenegro, parts of North Macedonia, and parts of Northern Greece, traditional homeland of Albanians. It evolved since ancient times in the western Balkans, with its peculiar Albanian language, language, Albanian paganism, pagan beliefs and practices, Albanian tribes, way of life and Traditions of Albania, traditions. Albanian culture has also been influenced by the Ancient Greeks, Ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demographics Of Albania
Demographic features of the population of Albania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. The demography of Albania is monitored by the Institute of Statistics of Albania. The institute has performed demographic censuses since the 1920s. The latest census in Albania was performed in September 2023. Albania is a fairly ethnically and linguistically homogeneous country, with ethnic Albanians forming 91% of the total population in the country. The total population residing in Albania in September 2023 was 2,402,113 according to the most recent INSTAT census. The population pyramid shown in the infobox on this page does not reflect this population census with figures of the birth cohorts deflated, sometimes drastically, and the population pyramid deflated with no large outcrops at all, as the population numbers now are around half a million lower than the population pyramid shown. Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania (other)
Albania is a country on the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe. Albania may also refer to: Places * Albania (placename) Territories related to present-day Albania * Kingdom of Albania (medieval) The Kingdom of Albania (, ) was established by Charles I of Naples, Charles of Anjou in the Albanian territories he conquered from the Byzantine Empire in 1271, with the help of the local Albanian nobility. The Kingdom of Albania was declared in ..., Albanian-Angevin kingdom established in 1272 * Venetian Albania, Venetian possessions in southern the coastal area of what is now northern Albania and the coast of Montenegro * Sanjak of Albania, a subdivision of the Rumelia Eyalet of Ottoman Empire in period 1385–1466 * Albanian Vilayet, a vilayet of the Ottoman Empire projected in 1912 in the western Balkan Peninsula * Independent Albania, former unrecognized country established in 1912 comprising the territories of Kosovo Vilayet, Monastir Vilayet, Shkodër Vilayet and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany (other)
Albany, derived from the Gaelic for Scotland, most commonly refers to: * Albany, New York, the capital of the State of New York and largest city of this name * Albany, Western Australia, a port city in the Great Southern region Albany may also refer to: Arts and music * "Albany" (1981), a song by the British singer Roger Whittaker * Albany Theatre (formerly the Albany Empire), in Deptford, South London, England * Albany Theatre (Coventry), in Coventry, England Organizations and institutions England * Albany Academy, Chorley * Hornchurch High School, London, formerly The Albany School United States Georgia * Albany Movement, desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia in 1961 * Albany State University, Albany New York * Albany Great Danes, the athletic program of the University at Albany * Albany Records, a record label in Albany * Albany Symphony Orchestra * University at Albany, SUNY People * Albany Leon Bigard, better known as Barney Bigard, a jazz musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Albans (other)
St Albans or Saint Albans (including variations in punctuation) is a placename in several countries, ultimately derived from the name of Saint Alban. St. Albans or Saint Albans can refer to: Populated places Australia * St Albans, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne ** Electoral district of St Albans, an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ** St Albans railway station, Melbourne * St Albans Park, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong * St Albans, New South Wales, a town in New South Wales Canada * St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador New Zealand * St Albans, New Zealand, a suburb of Christchurch United Kingdom * St Albans, the main urban area in the City and District of St Albans ** St Albans City and District, an administrative district in Hertfordshire, England ** St Albans (UK Parliament constituency) ** Duke of St. Albans * St Albans, Nottinghamshire, a civil parish * St Alban's Head, an outcrop of Portland Stone on the coast of Dorset, England * St Alban's ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Cattle
The Albanian Prespa is a breed of cattle, originally from Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to .... They are generally used as a draught animal and for dairy production and have been referred to as a dwarf variant of Buša cattle. References Cattle breeds originating in Albania Cattle breeds Draught cattle breeds {{cattle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Horse
The Albanian () is the only indigenous horse breed in Albania. It is a small horse, and similar to other Balkan horses. Two types are distinguished, a mountain type and a lowland type, which may be called "Myzeqeja" after the lowland Myzeqeja region. History Before the communist era in Albania, the Albanian horse had a good reputation for endurance and stamina. From 1904 Arab stock was used for cross-breeding; Haflinger and Nonius stock was later used. Use The horse was until recently the principal means of transport in the country, which had no tractors: it was thus essential to the national economy. Horses were used by the Albanian military until 1974. The Albanian horse is used almost exclusively in harness or as a pack animal A pack animal, also known as a sumpter animal or beast of burden, is a working animal used to transport goods or materials by carrying them, usually on its back. Domestic animals of many species are used in this way, among them alpacas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Albanian
''The Albanian'' (, ) is a 2010 German-Albanian drama film directed by Johannes Naber and starring the Albanian actor Nik Xhelilaj. Plot For the sake of love and the situations imposed by the life in his country, Arben emigrates to Germany. An illegal emigration, in search of money, a subtle condition to protect his love; an adventure that unintentionally confronts him with the unmerciful world of crime.Gazeta Albania - Filmi "Shqiptari" pushton Festivalin e Gjenevës (in Albanian) , November 9, 2010 Cast * Nik Xhelilaj as Arben Shehu * Xhejlane Tërbunja as Etleva Petriti * Ivan Shvedoff as Slatko * Amos Zaharia as Ilir Shehu * Stipe Erceg as Damir * Eva Löbau as Nicola * Çun Lajçi as Arben's father * Luan Jaha as Arben's uncle * Yllka Mujo as Etleva's mother * Guljelm Radoja as Etleva's father * Bruno Shllaku as Sali * Julian Deda as Florenç * Besmir Halitaj as Taulant * Ledio Janushi as Skerdi * Elton Lomthi as Artan * Hazir Hazir as Edon * André Hennicke as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olbanian Language
Padonkaffsky jargon (), also known as Olbanian (), is a slang developed by a Runet subculture called padonki (). It started as an Internet slang language originally used in the Russian Internet community. It is comparable to the English-based Leet. Padonkaffsky jargon became so popular that Dmitry Medvedev jokingly suggested that Olbanian be taught in schools. Origin and etymology The term ''Olbanian'' is an alteration of Albanian, although Albanian is not used to create Olbanian slang. Learn Olbanian! (''Russian'': Учи олбанский!) is a popular phrase that was coined in a 2004 incident in LiveJournal when an English language user found a post written in Russian, which he didn't understand and was unable to translate. He asked what language was being used. He was jokingly told that the post was in Albanian. He questioned why people were posting messages in Albanian by saying: Because? It's LIVEJOURNAL. An American website. Not an albanian; (#*!@()! site. Plu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
