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Valona may refer to: * Vlorë, Albania :* Principality of Valona (1346–1417), a medieval state centered around Vlorë * Valona, California, United States * Valona, Georgia Valona is an unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on the inland side of the Intracoastal Waterway north-northeast of Darien. History A post office was established at Valona in 1898. Th ..., United States * Valona (song), Mexican poetry and song style {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vlorë
Vlorë ( , ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the third most populous city of the Republic 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. It experiences a Mediterranean climate, which is affected by the Ceraunian Mountains and the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. Vlorë was founded as Aulon as an Ancient Greek colony on the Illyrian coast and was conquered at different periods throughout history by Romans, Byzantines, Normans, Venetians and Ottomans. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the Albanians gathered both spiritual and intellectual strength for national consciousness, which conclusively led to the Albanian Renaissance. Vlorë played an instrumental role in Albanian Independence as an epicenter for the founders of modern Albania, who signed the Declaration of Independence ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Principality Of Valona
The Principality of Valona and Kanina, also known as the Despotate of Valona and Kanina or simply the Principality of Valona (1346–1417) was a medieval principality in Albania, roughly encompassing the territories of the modern counties of Vlorë (Valona), Fier, and Berat. Initially a vassal of the Serbian Empire, it became an independent lordship after 1355, although ''de facto'' under Venetian influence, and remained as such until it was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1417. History The strategically important city of Valona, on the coast of modern Albania, had been fought over repeatedly between the Byzantines and various Italian powers in the 13th century. Finally conquered by Byzantium in ca. 1290, it was one of the chief imperial holdings in the Balkans. Byzantine rule lasted until the 1340s, when the Serbian ruler Stefan Dušan, taking advantage of a Byzantine civil war, took Albania. Valona fell in late 1345 or early 1346, and Dušan placed his brother-in-law, J ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Valona, California
Valona is an unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is located in the bluffs above Crockett, west-northwest of Martinez, at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m). The similar village of Selby is located nearby. The ZIP Code is 94525. The community is inside area codes 510 and 341 Area codes 510 and 341 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) serving much of the East Bay in the U.S. state of California. They cover parts of Contra Costa County and western Alameda County, including the city of .... References Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Contra Costa County, California {{ContraCostaCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Valona, Georgia
Valona is an unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. The community is located on the inland side of the Intracoastal Waterway north-northeast of Darien. History A post office was established at Valona in 1898. The community was named after Valona, in Albania. References Unincorporated communities in McIntosh County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated coastal places in Georgia (U.S. state) {{mcIntoshCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |