Aleksandër Stavre Drenova,commonly known by the pen name Asdreni,was an Albanian poet,rilindas,translator,writer and the author of the poem which later became the national anthem of Albania. He is regarded as one of the most influential Albanian writers of the 20th century and composed most of his Albanian Renaissance-inspired known works during that period.
Essad Pasha Toptani or Esad Pasha Toptani,mainly known as Essad Pasha,was an Ottoman army officer who served as the Albanian deputy in the Ottoman Parliament. He was a prominent politician in early 20th-century Albania. Toptani cooperated with the Balkan League after the Balkan Wars and established a state in central Albania,based in Durrës,called the Republic of Central Albania.
Elbasan is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Albania.
Frang Bardhi was an Albanian Catholic bishop and writer. Bardhi is best known as an author of the early eras of Albanian literature. He served as Bishop of Sapë(1635–1644).
Robert Elsie was a Canadian-born German scholar who specialized in Albanian literature and folklore.
Pjetër Budi,was a prominent Catholic bishop and Albanian writer. He is known for his first work "Doktrina e Kërshtenë",an Albanian translation of the catechism of Robert Bellarmine,which was published in Rome in 1618. In 1599 Pjetër Budi was appointed Vicar General of the Catholic Church in Serbia,a position he held for seventeen years. Later he was appointed bishop of Diocese of Sapëand Sarda.
The Elbasan script is a mid 18th-century alphabetic script created for the Albanian language Elbasan Gospel Manuscript,also known as the Anonimi i Elbasanit,which is the only document written in it. The document was created at St. Jovan Vladimir's Church in central Albania,but is preserved today at the National Archives of Albania in Tirana. The script,like the manuscript,is named after the city of Elbasan,where it was invented,and although the manuscript isn't the oldest document written in Albanian,the script is the oldest out of seven known original scripts created for Albanian. Its 59 pages contain Biblical content written in a script of 40 letters,of which 35 frequently recur and 5 are rare.
Suhareka оr Suva Reka is a town and municipality located in the Prizren district of central-southern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census,the town has 10,422 inhabitants,while the municipality has 59,722 inhabitants.
Klubi i Futbollit Laçi is an Albanian professional football club based in Laçthat competes in the Kategoria Superiore,the top flight of Albanian football. Founded in 1960 as Industriali Laç,it became KS Laçi in 1991 and KF Laçi in 1997. The club's home ground is the Laçi Stadium which has a seated capacity of 2,300
The Tuvalu Police Force is the national Police force of Tuvalu,it is headquartered in Funafuti and includes a Maritime Surveillance Unit,Customs,Prisons and Immigration. Police officers wear British style uniforms.
Bilal Xhaferri was an Albanian writer and political dissident against the Albanian communist regime. He is seen as the representative poet of the Albanian Chameria.
Astius is a 2nd-century Christian martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He was the bishop of Dyrrhachium. According to legend,he was arrested by Agricola,the Roman governor of Dyrrachium,and was tortured to death around 98 AD for refusing to worship the god Dionysius. He was crucified during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan.
The People's Artist was an honorary title for outstanding art performers of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania,whose merits were exceptional in the sphere of development of the performing arts. It was created by law in 1960 and amended in 1980. The title is no longer given in Albania after the law was amended in 1996. The equivalent of it became the "Grand Master of Work" title,that was also substituted with the "Grand Master" title after a 2001 amendment of the 1996 law.
The Academy of Sciences of Albania,founded in 1972,is the most important scientific institution in Albania. In the 1980s,several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred to the Academy's jurisdiction. The institution includes the most distinguished scientists,also called "academics",that are involved in research centers and other organisations inside and outside Albania. As of 2009,the Academy had 23 regular members,10 associated members,one permanent member,and 26 honor members.
The KângëKreshnikësh are the traditional songs of the heroic non-historical cycle of Albanian epic poetry. They are the product of Albanian culture and folklore orally transmitted down the generations by the Albanian rhapsodes (lahutarë) who perform them singing to the accompaniment of the lahutë. The Albanian traditional singing of epic verse from memory is one of the last survival of its kind in modern Europe. The poems of the cycle belong to the heroic genre,reflecting the legends that portray and glorify the heroic deeds of the warriors of indefinable old times. The epic poetry about past warriors is an Indo-European tradition shared with South Slavs,but also with other heroic cultures such as those of early Greece,classical India,early medieval England and medieval Germany.
Albanian epic poetry is a form of epic poetry created by the Albanian people. It consists of a longstanding oral tradition still very much alive. A good number of Albanian rhapsodes can be found today in Kosovo and northern Albania,and some also in Montenegro. Northern Albanian epic poetry is performed singing to the accompaniment of the lahutëor çifteli. Within the Albanian epic poetry,KângëKreshnikësh constitute the most important heroic non-historical cycle,while the songs of Skanderbeg form the most important historical cycle.
The Republic of Central Albania was a short-lived unrecognised state established on 16 October 1913,with its administrative centre in Durrës,today in Albania.
Gashi is an Albanian surname and the name of one of the major historical tribes of northern Albania. It is a historical tribal region situated in the Highlands of Gjakova. The Gashi tribe is known to follow the Kanuni i MalësisësëMadhë,a variant of the Kanun. They were known among the mountain tribes for their wisdom.
Natasha Lako is an Albanian poet and novelist. She belongs to the country's first generation of women writers.
