''Albania'' was a newspaper published in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

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 ...

History and profile

''Albania'' was started in 1995 and began publication on 8 September of that year. The paper was published six times a week in

tabloid format A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format. Etymology The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wel ...

and had its headquarters in Tirana. It was owned by a private foundation led by

Faik Konica Faik Bey Konica (later named ''Faïk Dominik Konitza'', 15 March 1875 – 15 December 1942) was an important figure in Albanian language and culture in the early decades of the twentieth century. Prewar Albanian minister to Washington, his litera ...

. In the early 2000s the paper was owned by Ylli Rakipi. The paper had no political affiliation. At the beginning of the 2000s, its circulation was 5,750 copies.

References

1995 establishments in Albania Albanian-language newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Albania Mass media in Tirana Publications established in 1995 Publications with year of disestablishment missing {{Albania-newspaper-stub