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Kollovoz Mountain
Kollovoz (, from Slavic '' kolovoz'') is a village in the former Shishtavec municipality in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kukës Kukës ( sq-definite, Kukësi) is a city in the Republic of Albania. The city is the capital of the surrounding municipality of Kukës and county of Kukës, one of 12 constituent counties of the republic. It spans and had a total population of 16 .... It is located along the Luma river, on the west side of Kollovoz mountain. The nearby villages are Topojan, Shtrezë, Novosej, Oreshkë and Nimcë. Notable people * Havzi Nela References Populated places in Kukës Villages in Kukës County {{Kukës-geo-stub ...
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Kukës
Kukës ( sq-definite, Kukësi) is a city in the Republic of Albania. The city is the capital of the surrounding municipality of Kukës and county of Kukës, one of 12 constituent counties of the republic. It spans and had a total population of 16,719 people as of 2011. Geologically, the terrain of the surrounding area is dominated by mountainous and high terrain. The city sprawls across the Luma Plain within the Albanian Alps between the banks of Lake Fierza and the hills of the northernmost Korab Mountains and westernmost Shar Mountains. At the confluence of the Black and White Drin, the Drin River originates close to the city's territory. History Early Development Kukës traces its history back over a thousand years. The region that nowadays corresponds to the city territory was inhabited by several ancient Illyrian tribes, as most of Albania. Numerous tombs from the Illyrians have been identified at Këneta and Kolsh nearby the city. The residential estate served as a ...
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Shishtavec Municipality
Shishtavec () is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Kukës. The population at the 2011 census was 3,835.2011 census results
The municipal unit consists of the following villages: * *
Novosej Novosej is one of the villages of the former Shishtavec Municipality which is part of the Kukës County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kukës. Novosej is inhabited by Albanians, whereas many of ...
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Kukës County
Kukës County (; sq, Qarku i Kukësit) is a landlocked county in northeastern Albania, with the capital in Kukës. The county spans and had a total population of 74,388 people as of 2021. The county borders on the counties of Dibër, Lezhë and Shkodër and the countries of Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia. It is divided into three municipalities: Has, Kukës and Tropojë. The municipalities are further subdivided into 290 towns and villages in total. The human presence in the lands of modern Kukës County can be traced back to the Bronze Ages, when ancient Illyrians, Dardanians and Romans established settlements in the region. Several Illyrian tombs were discovered in the villages of Këneta and Kolsh close to Kukës. Kukës is predominantly mountainous and framed by mountain ranges including the Albanian Alps in the northwest which is typified by karst topography. The northeast is dominated by the mountains of Gjallica, Koritnik and Pashtrik, while the southeaste ...
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Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the 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. Tirana is its capital and largest city, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological, and morphological conditions, defined in an area of . It possesses significant diversity with the landscape ranging from the snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps as well as the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains to the hot and sunny coasts of the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea along the Mediterranean Sea. Albania has been inhabited by different civilisations over time, such as the Illyrians, Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, and Ot ...
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Luma (river)
Luma or LUMA may refer to: Arts * La Trobe University Museum of Art, Melbourne, Australia * LUMA Projection Arts Festival, an annual event featuring building-scale projection mapping and light installations in Binghamton, NY * LUMA Foundation, promotes artistic projects * LUMA Arles, art complex in Arles, France * Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago Biology * ''Luma'' (plant), a genus of plants in the myrtle family ** ''Amomyrtus luma'', a species of tree in the myrtle family * ''Luma'' (moth), a genus of moths of the family Crambidae Companies * LUMA Energy, a power utility company in Puerto Rico * Luma Home, a wi-fi solutions company based in Atlanta, Georgia Places * Luma, Iran, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Lumë, a village in Kukës County, Albania * Luma (region), a region in northeast Albania and southwest Kosovo and historic Albanian tribe Other uses * Luma, former name of Unified Theory (band) * Luma, one hundredth of an Armenian dram The ...
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Kollovoz Mountain
Kollovoz (, from Slavic '' kolovoz'') is a village in the former Shishtavec municipality in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kukës Kukës ( sq-definite, Kukësi) is a city in the Republic of Albania. The city is the capital of the surrounding municipality of Kukës and county of Kukës, one of 12 constituent counties of the republic. It spans and had a total population of 16 .... It is located along the Luma river, on the west side of Kollovoz mountain. The nearby villages are Topojan, Shtrezë, Novosej, Oreshkë and Nimcë. Notable people * Havzi Nela References Populated places in Kukës Villages in Kukës County {{Kukës-geo-stub ...
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Havzi Nela
Havzi Nela (20 February 1934 – 10 August 1988) was an Albanian dissident poet, born in the village of Kollovoz in the district of Kukës. He managed to finish both elementary and high school while living in extreme poverty. In high school he began to express objections against what he perceived as "injustices" that, according to him, were created by the communist regime. After this he began studies at the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Shkodra ( Luigj Gurakuqi University today), but was expelled due to seemingly rebellious and controversial beliefs. After much difficulty, he found a job as an elementary school teacher at ''Plani i Bardhe'', a small village in the district of Mat, but was forced to leave the village due to suspicious activity. Suspicion arose after students began reading his poetry. He then went on to study at the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Shkodra by correspondence. He worked as a teacher in different villages such as Kruma, Lojme and Shishtavec until 196 ...
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Populated Places In Kukës
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ind ...
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