Albanian languageIndo-European languageAlbanian (endonym: shqip, gjuha shqipe, or arbërisht) is an Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanic branch, which belongs to the 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.
Cham Albanian dialectThe Cham Albanian dialect (Albanian: Çamërisht or Dialekti çam), also called Cham Tosk or Arvanitika, is the dialect of the Albanian language spoken by the Cham Albanians, an Albanian ethnic sub-group native to the region of Chameria in southern Albania and northwestern Greece.
LabëriaLaberia (Albanian: Labëria) is a historic region that is roughly situated in southwestern Albania. Its inhabitants are known as Labs (referred to as Albanian: Lab, pl. Lebër, also dial. sing. Lap) and its boundaries reach from Vlorë to Himara in the south, to the Greek border near Sarandë, incorporating the Kurvelesh region of Gjirokastër District and extending east to the city of Tepelenë.
VlorëThird largest city of AlbaniaMunicipality and city in Southern Albania, AlbaniaVlorë ( ; Albanian:; Albaniandefinite form: Vlora) is the third most populous city of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains along the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea Coasts.
Tosk AlbanianTosk (Albaniandefinite form: toskërishtja) is the southern group of dialects of the Albanian language, spoken by the ethnographic group known as Tosks. The line of demarcation between Tosk and Gheg (the northern variety) is the Shkumbin River. Tosk is the basis of the standard Albanian language.
Balkan sprachbundLanguages of the Balkan Sprachbund in the East and South Balkans, Cyprus and ItalyThe Balkan sprachbund or Balkan language area is a proposed theory of an ensemble of areal features—similarities in grammar, syntax, vocabulary and phonology—among the languages of the Balkans. Several features are found across these languages though not all apply to every single language.
SarandëSarandë (Albanian:; Albaniandefinite form: Saranda; Greek: Άγιοι Σαράντα) is a city in Albania and the seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the . Stretching along the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, Sarandë has a with over 300 sunny days a year. In ancient times, the city was known as Onchesmus and Onchesmos, and was a port-town of Chaonia in ancient Epirus.
GjirokastërCity in AlbaniaMunicipality in AlbaniaGjirokastër (Albanian:, Albaniandefinite form: Gjirokastra) is a city in southernAlbania and the seat of Gjirokastër County and Gjirokastër Municipality. It is located in a valley between the Gjerë mountains and the Drino, at 300 metres above sea level. Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is overlooked by Gjirokastër Fortress, where the Gjirokastër National Folk Festival is held every five years.LunxhëriaLunxhëri is a region in the Gjirokastër County, Albania. It is an ethnographic region along with neighboring regions such as Kurvelesh, Zagori and Dropull. It is in the periphery of a wider ethnographic region known as Labëria, though its population is said to be non-Lab.
AlbaniansAlbanians are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, and they also live in the neighboring countries of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia, as well as in Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Albanians also constitute a large diaspora with several communities established across Europe and other continents.
MallakastërMallakastër (Albanian definite form: Mallakastra) is a region and a municipality in Fier County, southwestern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the present municipalities Aranitas, Ballsh, Fratar, Greshicë, Hekal, Kutë, Ngraçan, Qendër Dukas and Selitë. The seat of the municipality is the town Ballsh. The total population is 27,062 (2011 census), in a total area of 329.37 km2. It is coterminous with the former Mallakastër District.
ShkumbinThe Shkumbin (; Albanian pronunciation:) is a river in Albania. It is 181.4 km (112.7 mi) long and its drainage basin is 2,444 km (944 sq mi). Its average discharge is 61.5 m/s (2,170 cu ft/s). EtymologyIt derives from LatinScampinus (recorded alternatively as Scampis), which replaced the Illyrian name of the river: Genusus (recorded in Latin: Genusus, also Genessus, and in Ancient Greek: Γενούσος). A Slavic intermediation has been rejected.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.