The regions of Albania—apart from the official present and historical administrative divisions—include the following:

Divisions

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Regions of Albania
NUTS-2 regions of Albania

In cultural geography, there are two major ethnographical regions of Albania, divided by the Shkumbin River:

In physical geography, Albania can be divided into three regions:

  • Coastal Albania
  • North-eastern Albania
  • South-eastern Albania

Albanian Wikipedia

The Albanian Wikipedia lists the following regions:

The main article sq:Gjeografia e Shqipërisë mentions the following logical divisions.

  • Alpet shqiptare (Albanian Alps)
  • Krahina malore qendrorere, (The hill country in the center)
  • Ultesira bregdetare (Coastal lowlands)

NUTS statistical regions of Albania

The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) divides Albania into three statistical regions:

Cities

  1. Elbasan
  2. Tirana (the capital city)
  3. Durrës (also a coastal city)
  4. Kavajë
  5. Shkodër

Coastal Albania

Cities

  1. Kavajë
  2. Fier
  3. Lezhë
  4. Sarandë
  5. Shëngjin
  6. Vlorë
  1. Elbasan
  2. Durrës

North-eastern Albania (Shqipëri Verilindore)

Cities

  1. Bajram Curri
  2. Krujë
  3. Kukës
  4. Peshkopi
  5. Pukë

Mountains

  1. Dajt
  2. Gjallica
  3. Maja Jezercë
  4. Korab
  5. Maja e Malësores
  6. Maja e Moravës

South-eastern Albania

Cities

  1. Berat
  2. Gjirokastër
  3. Korçë
  4. Librazhd
  5. Kuçovë
  6. Përmet
  7. Pogradec
  8. Tepelenë

Mountains

  1. Gramos
  2. Mali i Thatë
  3. Nemerçkë
  4. Ostrovicë
  5. Tomorr

See also

References

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