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In other languages: Shqip, ShqiptarGuide to Albania ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information[edit | edit source]
Albania is a country in Europe bordered by Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Greece. The Ottoman Empire controlled Albania from 1478 until 1912. The official language is Albanian.[1]
Albania Map[edit | edit source]
Since 2000, Albania has been divided into 12 counties (qarqe or qarqet), also sometimes known as prefectures (prefekturë)[2]. The counties are the country's primary administrative divisions and are further subdivided into 61 municipalities.[1]
Counties[edit | edit source]
The 12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark) are:
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia contributors, "Albania," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania, accessed 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Wikipedia, Counties of Albania. Accessed 23 April 2024.