Kepi i Bishti i Pallës ("Cape of Palla's Tail") is located in

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 ...

. It is located in

Durrës County Durrës County (), officially the County of Durrës (), is a Counties of Albania, county in the Northern Albania, Northern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the smallest by area and the List of counties of Albania by population, second mos ...

, in

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, 40 km west of

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, the country's capital. The terrain of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës is flat. To the northwest, the

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is closest to Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. The highest point in the area is Mali i Durrës, 186 metres above sea level, 9.2 km south of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. There are about 331 people per square kilometre around Kepi i Bishti i Pallës which is densely populated. The nearest larger city is

Durrës Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the List of cities and towns in Albania#List, second most populous city of the Albania, Republic of Albania and county seat, seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest ...

, 10.7 km south of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës.

History

In 1939, upon the

Italian invasion of Albania The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign which was launched by Fascist Italy, Italy against Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939), Albania in 1939. The conflict was a result of the imperialistic policies of the Italian prime m ...

, Italy attacked all Albanian ports simultaneously. Eight units attacked Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. The

Albanian Naval Force The Albanian Naval Force () is the naval branch of the Albanian military. Their name was changed from the Albanian Naval Defense Forces in 2010. The Naval Force is headquartered in Durrës, and operates multiple bases, including Kepi i Palit b ...

has a base at Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. The 2014 Exercise Albanian Lion, which involved Albanian and British forces practicing an

amphibious Amphibious means able to use either land or water. In particular it may refer to: Animals * Amphibian, a vertebrate animal of the class Amphibia (many of which live on land and breed in water) * Amphibious caterpillar * Amphibious fish, a fish ...

assault on the Bay of Porto Palermo, was headquartered in Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. The Albanian Ministry of Defence reported that 600 troops and four ships took part in the exercise. Kepi i Bishti i Pallës is a beach destination.

Climate

The climate is temperate. The average temperature is 17°C . The hottest month is July, at 29°C , and the coldest is January, at 4°C. The average rainfall is 1,492 mm per year. The wettest month is February, at 186 mm of rain, and the driest is August, at 35 mm.

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