Theofan Stilian Noli,known as Fan Noli,was an Albanian writer,scholar,diplomat,politician,historian,orator,Archbishop,Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America who served as Prime Minister and regent of Albania in 1924 during the June Revolution.
Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia,built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of 1,080 km2 (417 sq mi) at 468 meters (1,535 ft) above sea level,with a population of 63,176. The city of Tetovo is the seat of Tetovo Municipality.
Gostivar is a city in North Macedonia,located in the upper Polog valley region. It is the seat of one of the larger municipalities in the country with a population of 59,770,and the town also covers 1.341 square kilometres. Gostivar has road and railway connections with the other cities in the region,such as Tetovo,Skopje,Kičevo,Ohrid,and Debar. A freeway was built in 1995,from Gostivar to Tetovo,24 km (15 mi) long. Gostivar is the seat of Gostivar Municipality.
Ecolog Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Tetovo,North Macedonia used primary for football matches. The stadium's capacity is 15,000 seats.
Albin Kurti is the Prime Minister of Kosovo,having been elected in March 2021 for a second time. He first served in the role between February and June 2020.
Klubi i Futbollit Shkëndija commonly known as Shkëndija,is a football club based in Tetovo,North Macedonia. Their home stadium is Ecolog Arena and they currently play in the Macedonian First League. In the 2010–11 season of the Macedonian First Football League,the club won its first major championship.
Tearce is a village located 12 km to the northeast of Tetovo,in northwestern North Macedonia,about 15 kilometres from the border with Kosovo. It is a seat of the Tearce municipality. Population 3,974 (2002). The B-405 road connects it to Tetovo.
Bedri Pejani was 20th century Albanian politician. During World War II,he was one of the founders of the Second League of Prizren.
A xhamadan or xhamadani is a traditional wool garment worn by Albanian men. It can be sleeved or sleeveless. The sleeveless xhamadan is only one type of the Albanian vest,the other two being the xhamadani me reshme,and the xhamadani fermele. The xhamadani me reshme went out of use around the beginning of the 20th century. whereas the xhamadan and the xhamadani fermele continue to be used in traditional festivities. A good xhamadan is usually richly embroidered,sometimes in gold:in the past its quality revealed social rank.
Kreshnik Xhelilaj,known professionally as Nik Xhelilaj,is an Albanian actor.
The Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo was an Albanian organization founded in Shkodër on 1 May 1918. It mainly consisted of the political exiles from Kosovo and was led by Hoxha Kadri from Pristina. It had existed in looser form since May 1915.
Valmir Bajram Sulejmani is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club 1860 Munich. Born in Germany,he plays for the Kosovo national team at international level.
The Second Congress of Manastir was an Albanian congress held on 2–3 April 1910 in Manastir,back then Ottoman Empire,today's Bitola in the Republic of North Macedonia. It dealt with the challenges that the Albanian language and schools faced at the time within the context of the empire,and the platform to overcome them.
Bislim Kadri Bajgora was an Albanian nationalist and Axis collaborator,Adjutant for the Balli Kombëtar forces of Kosovo during World War II. He is known for killing Albanian communist Vasil Shanto.
Bozovce is a village in the municipality of Tetovo,North Macedonia.
Branko Manoilovski is a Macedonian politician of Albanian Orthodox descent. In the 2016 parliamentary elections he was a candidate for the Democratic Union for Integration and was elected in Macedonian parliament. He migrated to USA early but returned to Macedonia to promote the Albanian identity among the assimilated Albanian Orthodox population.
Leard Sadriu is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga side Mura and the Kosovo national team.
The Raduša shootout was a shootout between the Macedonian police forces and 4 veterans of the NLA near the village of Raduša close to the Kosovo border,who were smuggling weapons. The Macedonian police recovered a large quantity of weapons and NLA uniforms in their vehicle.
Fadil Sylejmani was an Albanologist,university professor,and the first rector of the University of Tetova.
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