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List Of People From Shkodër
The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Shkodër. List *Queen Teuta, reign 231-227 BC *King Gentius, reign 181-168 BC *Fahrettin Altay, hero of Turkish War of Independence, comrade of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk *Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, was an Albanian Islamic scholar who specialised in the fields of hadith and fiqh *Hasan Rıza Pasha, He was the main commander during the Siege of Shkodër and became the symbol of resistance against the Serbians *Ramiz Alia, last Communist leader of Albania *Arilena Ara, Singer. *Marin Barleti, 15th century Albanian historian and priest *Djevdet Bey, Cevdet Belbez, Ottoman governor of Van *Marin Beçikemi, 15th century Albanian philosopher, orator, and professor *Bushati family, prominent Ottoman Albanian family *Cafo Beg Ulqini, Albanian Nationalist *Elhaida Dani, ''The Voice of Italy'' winner and Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Albanian Eurovision represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age ( 2250–2000 BC), and has roughly 2,200 years of recorded history. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Skadar, Lake Shkodër and the foothills of the Albanian Alps on the banks of the Buna (Adriatic Sea), Buna, Drin (river), Drin and Kir (river), Kir rivers. Due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea, Shkodër is affected by a seasonal Mediterranean climate with Continental climate, continental influences. An urban settlement called ''Skodra'' was founded by the Illyrians, Illyrian tribe of Labeatae in the 4th century BCE. It became the capital of the Illyrian kingdom under the Ardiaei and Labeatae and was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
