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Coordinates: 41°36′30″N, 20°00′40″E Burrel (Albanian: Burrel or Burreli; alternate forms Burelë, Mat) is a city in North-West Albania, 91 km from Tirana. It is the centre of the District of Mat. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1700 Ã— 1700 pixel, file size: 499 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tirana Berat Burrel, Albania Bajram Curri... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Tirana (Albanian: TiranÃ« or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania. ... Categories: Albania geography stubs | Districts of Albania ...

The number of inhabitants(population) is 62,000 (2003; 21st rank in Albania) burrel is one of the largest districts in ALBANIA and has the quality of beautiful touristic areas it's a very popular place. (burrel) and also known as LAND OF KINGS named by the albanians as Gjon Kastrioti SKANDERBEG'S father was born there a hereditary prince of a large district of Epirus that included Mat and Ahmet Zogu first king of Albania (born Ahmet Zogolli, later changed to Ahmet Zogu) (October 8, 1895 – April 9, 1961) was King of Albania from 1928 to 1939. He was previously Prime Minister of Albania between 1922 and 1924 and President of Albania between 1925 and 1928. Burrel is the name of two cities: Burrel, Albania Burrel, California, United States See also Burrell This is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A mat is a generic term for a piece of fabric or flat material, generally placed on a floor or other flat surface, and serving a range of purposes including: providing a regular or flat surface, such as a mouse mat protecting that which is beneath the mat, such as...

Burrel used to be a miners' town but the mines are closed now. A ferrochrome plant is still working near Burrel. A finishing material which contains about 70% chromium. ...

During the Kosovo conflict there was a refugees' camp near Burrel for 2000 people. The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ...

The city used to be the site of one of the most terrible prisons of the communist regime where ordinary criminals and political prisoners such as Bashkim Shehu and Fatos Lubonja or the catholic priest Dom Simon Jubani were held. The political prisoners used to be condemned for attempts of overthrowing the state power or anti-communist propaganda and agitation for terms of at least 20 years. Often they were re-condemned while in prison. After the fall of the communist regime, the government of the Democrat Party closed the prison and made it a prison-museum. However in 1997, Sali Berisha readopted it as an active prison. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (born October 15, 1944) is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania. ...

The football (soccer) club is KS Burreli. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Klubi Sportiv Burreli is an Albanian football (soccer) club based in Burrel. ...

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This is a list of cities in Albania: Apollonia Bajram Curri Ballsh Berat Bilisht Bulqizë Burrel Butrint Cërrik Çorovodë Delvinë Durrës Elbasan Ersekë Fier Fushë-Krujë Gjirokastër Gramsh Has Himarë Kamzë Kavajë Këlcyrë Klos Koplik Korçë Krujë Krumë Kuçovë Kukës Laç Lezhë Librazhd Lushnj...

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Apollonia · Bajram Curri · Ballsh · Berat · Bilisht · Bulqizë · Burrel · Butrint · Cërrik · Çorovodë · Delvinë · Durrës · Elbasan · Ersekë · Fier · Fushë-Krujë · Gjirokastër · Gramsh · Has · Himarë · Kamzë · Kavajë · Këlcyrë · Klos · Konispol · Koplik · Korçë · Krujë · Krumë · Kuçovë · Kukës · Laç · Lezhë · Libohova · Librazhd · Lushnjë · Maliq · Mamurras · Mavrovë · Memaliaj · Patos · Peqin · Peshkopi · Përmet · Pogradec · Poliçan · Pukë · Rrëshen · Rrogozhinë · Roskovec · Sarandë · Selenicë · Shëngjin · Shijak · Shkodër · Tepelenë · Tirana · Tropojë · Valbonë · Vlorë Image File history File links Flag_of_Albania. ... This is a list of cities in Albania: Apollonia Bajram Curri Ballsh Berat Bilisht Bulqizë Burrel Butrint Cërrik Çorovodë Delvinë Durrës Elbasan Ersekë Fier Fushë-Krujë Gjirokastër Gramsh Has Himarë Kamzë Kavajë Këlcyrë Klos Koplik Korçë Krujë Krumë Kuçovë Kukës Laç Lezhë Librazhd Lushnj... Apollonia in Illyria (modern Albania), known as Apollonia (ÎºÎ±Ï„ Î•ÏÎ¹Î´Î±Î¼Î½Î¿Î½ or Ï€ÏÎ¿Ï‚ Î•ÏÎ¹Î´Î±Î¼Î½Ï‰), was located on the right bank of the Aous, the ruins of which are situated in the Fier region, near the village of Pojan (Pojani), geographically located at 40Â°43â€²N 19Â°28â€²E. It was founded in 588 BCE by... Bajram Curri is a town in Northern Albania on the border with Kosovo. ... Ballsh (Albanian: Ballsh or Ballshi) is the capital city of the southern Albanian District of Mallakastër. ... Berat (Albanian: Berat or Berati, Greek: ) is a town located in south-central Albania at . ... Bilisht is a city of about 5,000 people in east KorÃ§Ã«, Albania. ... Remains of a theatre and part of the agora (Photo by Marc Morell) Remains of the 6th-century baptistery Butrint (Albanian: Butrint or Butrinti) is a city and an archeological site in Albania, close to the Greek border. ... CÃ«rrik is a city in Albania, Elbasan District. ... Ã‡orovodÃ«, also written as Ã‡orovoda is the main city of Skrapar, Albania with a population of around 7,000. ... View over Delvina, left in the backround the castle hill DelvinÃ« (Greek: ) is a small town in Southern Albania, for 16 km northeast from Saranda. ... View of DurrÃ«s DurrÃ«s (historical names: Î”Ï…ÏÏÎ¬Ï‡Î¹Î¿Î½,Durazzo, Epidamnos, Ð”Ñ€Ð°Ñ‡, Dyrrhachium) is the most ancient and one of the most economically important cities of Albania. ... Elbasan (Albanian: Elbasan or Elbasani) is a city in central Albania. ... ErsekÃ« is a town in Albania, KorÃ§Ã« District, currently population of 7,500. ... Fier (Albanian: Fier or Fieri) is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. ... GjirokastÃ«r, as seen from the Citadel. ... This redirect page has been listed on Redirects for deletion. ... The District of Has (Albanian: Rrethi i Hasit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. ... HimarÃ« (Albanian: HimarÃ« or Himara, IPA or ; Greek: Î§ÎµÎ¹Î¼Î¬ÏÏÎ±, ) is the name of a town and a region on the Ionian Sea coast of Albania, in the extreme south-west of the country. ... KavajÃ« (Albanian: KavajÃ« or Kavaja) is a city in western Albania (41. ... 95. ... Konispol (Albanian: Konispoli) is the southernmost town in Albania. ... Koplik is situated north of Shkodra and is the capital of Malesia e Madhe (Great Highlands) district in the northwestern tip of Albania. ... KorÃ§Ã« (Albanian: KorÃ§Ã« or KorÃ§a, Greek: ÎšÎ¿ÏÏ…Ï„ÏƒÎ¬ KoritsÃ¡ , Italian: Corizza, South Slavic: ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡Ð°, Korcha or ÐšÐ¾Ñ€Ñ‡Ðµ, KorÄe, Aromanian: Curceaua, Turkish: GÃ¶rice) is a major city in south-eastern Albania, located at near the border with Greece. ... The castle of Skanderbeg. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... = ... KukÃ«s (Albanian: KukÃ«s or KukÃ«si) is a town in Albania located at 42. ... LaÃ§ or also LaÃ§i is a town in Albania. ... LezhÃ« (Albanian: LezhÃ« or Lezha, Turkish: LeÅŸ) is a city in northwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. ... Libohava, also spelled LibohovÃ«, is a city in Gjirokaster, Albania. ... Librazhd (Albanian: Librazhd or Librazhdi) is a city in Albania with a population of approximately 11,500 located at 41. ... LushnjÃ« (Albanian: LushnjÃ« (spelling LushÃ±Æ) or Lushnja. ... Maliq is a small city in the KorÃ§Ã« District of western Albania. ... Mamurras (Albanian:Mamurrasi) is a small city of 7,600 people (2004) in KrujÃ« District of northern Albania. ... Memaliaj in Albania is created from the zones around in 1950. ... Patos (Albanian: Patos or Patosi) is a city in the District of Fier in Albania. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Peshkopi (Albanian: Peshkopi or Peshkopia) is a city in northeast Albania, in the district and county of Dibër. ... -1... Hotel Enkelana (Photo by V. Kulla) Church (Photo by Bernard Cloutier) Pogradec (Albanian: Pogradec or Pogradeci) is one of the southeastern cities of Albania. ... PukÃ« (Albanian: Puka, PukÃ«) is the capital of the PukÃ« District in northern Albania at 42. ... RrÃ«shen (RrÃ«sheni in Albanian is a small Albanian city and the administrative seat of the MirditÃ« District, in northern Albania. ... RrogozhinÃ« is an Albanian town in KavajÃ« District, KavajÃ«. His population current is 28,758. ... Roskovec is a small city of 6,400 people in the Fier District (Rrethi i Fierit), in south-central Albania. ... Photo of SarandÃ« (By Marc Morell) Syri i KaltÃ«r, or the Azure Eye, is a well known natural cold water spring in SarandÃ«. (By Marc Morell) SarandÃ« (Albanian: Saranda or SarandÃ«, IPA or ; Italian: Santa Quaranta, Forty Saints); Greek: Î†Î³Î¹Î¿Î¹ Î£Î±ÏÎ¬Î½Ï„Î± or Ãgii SarÃ¡nda ), is the capital of the District... SelenicÃ« is a town in Albania. ... ShÃ«ngjin (Albanian for St. ... Shijak is a town of Albania in DurrÃ«s District. ... ÃœskÃ¼dar, a district of Istanbul, was also known as Scutari. ... The town of TepelenÃ« is the principal settlement in the eponymous district. ... Tirana (Albanian: TiranÃ« or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... VlorÃ« shot from satellit. ...