Kukës, the Glossary
Kukës (Kukësi) is a city in the Republic of Albania.[1]
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69 relations: Accursed Mountains, Adriatic Sea, Albania, Arrën, Šar Mountains, BBC, Bicaj, Black Drin, Bushtricë, Constantinople, Contemporary history, Continental climate, Counties of Albania, Dam, Dardani, Drin (river), Durrës, Durrës-Kukës Highway, Europe, European Green Capital Award, Eurostat, Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station, Fierza Reservoir, Geology, Grykë-Çajë, Hotel, Humid subtropical climate, Illyrians, Institute of Statistics (Albania), Italy, Kalis, Albania, Köppen climate classification, Kingdom of Dardania, Kolsh, Kukës, Korab, Kosovo Albanians, Kosovo War, Kukës County, Latitude, List of ancient tribes in Illyria, List of mayors of Kukës, Longitude, Luma (region), Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Malzi, Mediterranean Sea, Mosque, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nobel Peace Prize, North Macedonia, ... Expand index (19 more) »
- Administrative units of Kukës
- Gegëri
- Kukës County
- Municipalities in Kukës County
Accursed Mountains
The Accursed Mountains (Bjeshkët e Nëmuna; Prokletije,; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps (Alpet Shqiptare; Albanske Alpe), is a mountain range in coastal Southeast Europe adjacent to the Adriatic Sea.
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Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula.
Albania
Albania (Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeast Europe.
Arrën
Arrën is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Arrën are administrative units of Kukës.
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Šar Mountains
The Šar Mountains (Šar-planina, Šar Planina; colloquially also Šara) or Sharr Mountains (Malet e Sharrit) is a mountain range extending from southern Kosovo, to northwestern North Macedonia, to northeastern Albania.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
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Bicaj
Bicaj is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Bicaj are administrative units of Kukës.
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Black Drin
The Black Drin, or Black Drim (Drini i Zi; Црн Дрим) is a river in North Macedonia and Albania.
Bushtricë
Bushtricë is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Bushtricë are administrative units of Kukës.
Constantinople
Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.
Contemporary history
Contemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present.
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Continental climate
Continental climates often have a significant annual variation in temperature (warm to hot summers and cold winters).
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Counties of Albania
Counties (lang or lang), also sometimes known as prefectures (lang), are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing the earlier districts.
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Dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams.
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Dardani
The Dardani (Δαρδάνιοι, Δάρδανοι; Dardani) or Dardanians were a Paleo-Balkan people, who lived in a region that was named Dardania after their settlement there.
Drin (river)
The Drin (Drin or Drini; Drim) is a river in Southeastern Europe with two major tributaries – the White Drin and the Black Drin and two distributaries – one discharging into the Adriatic Sea, in the Gulf of Drin and the other into the Bojana River.
Durrës
Durrës (Durrësi) is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality.
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Durrës-Kukës Highway
The A1 (Autostrada A1), also commonly Rruga e Kombit or SH10, is the longest and only toll motorway in Albania, stretching in the counties of Lezhë and Kukës. Kukës and Durrës-Kukës Highway are Kukës County.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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European Green Capital Award
The European Green Capital Award (EGCA) is an award given by the European Commission each year to a European city based on its environmental record.
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Eurostat
Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station
The Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station (Hidrocentrali i Fierzës) is a large hydroelectric power station on the Drin River, in Albania.
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Fierza Reservoir
The Fierza Reservoir (Liqeni i Fierzës) is a reservoir in Albania and Kosovo.
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Geology
Geology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.
Grykë-Çajë
Grykë-Çajë is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Grykë-Çajë are administrative units of Kukës.
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.
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Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a temperate climate type characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters.
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Illyrians
The Illyrians (Ἰλλυριοί, Illyrioi; Illyrii) were a group of Indo-European-speaking people who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times.
Institute of Statistics (Albania)
The Institute of Statistics (Instituti i Statistikave – INSTAT) is an independent public legal entity tasked with producing official statistics in the Republic of Albania.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
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Kalis, Albania
Kalis is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Kalis, Albania are administrative units of Kukës.
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kingdom of Dardania
The Kingdom of Dardania (Regnum Dardaniae) was a polity in the central Balkans in the region of Dardania during classical antiquity.
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Kolsh, Kukës
Kolsh is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Kolsh, Kukës are administrative units of Kukës.
Korab
Korab is a mountain range in eastern Albania and western North Macedonia, running along the border between the two countries.
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Kosovo Albanians
The Albanians of Kosovo (Shqiptarët e Kosovës), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars (Kosovarët), constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo.
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Kosovo War
The Kosovo War (Lufta e Kosovës; Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999.
Kukës County
Kukës County (Qarku i Kukësit) is a landlocked county in northeastern Albania, with the capital in Kukës.
Latitude
In geography, latitude is a coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth or another celestial body.
List of ancient tribes in Illyria
This is a list of ancient tribes in the ancient territory of Illyria (Ἰλλυρία; Illyria).
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List of mayors of Kukës
This is a list of mayors of Kukës who have served since the Albanian Declaration of Independence of 1912.
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Longitude
Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body.
Luma (region)
Lumë (Luma) is a region that extends itself in northeastern Albania and southwest Kosovo whose territory is synonymous with the historic Albanian tribe (fis) of the same name.
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Lyndhurst is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Malzi
Malzi (Malziu) is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Malzi are administrative units of Kukës.
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Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
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Mosque
A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.
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North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe.
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is a regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization comprising member states in Europe, North America, and Asia.
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Precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull.
Prizren
Prizren (Prizreni; Призрен) is the second most populous city and municipality of Kosovo and seat of the eponymous municipality and district. Kukës and Prizren are Gegëri.
Refugee
A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a person who has lost the protection of their country of origin and who cannot or is unwilling to return there due to well-founded fear of persecution. Such a person may be called an asylum seeker until granted refugee status by a contracting state or by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) if they formally make a claim for asylum.
Sea of Marmara
The Sea of Marmara, also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, is a small inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey.
Shishtavec (administrative unit)
Shishtavec is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Shishtavec (administrative unit) are administrative units of Kukës.
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Shtiqën
Shtiqën is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Shtiqën are administrative units of Kukës.
The Socialist Party of Albania (Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë, PS or PSSh) is a social-democratic political party in Albania.
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Surroj
Surroj is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Surroj are administrative units of Kukës.
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Tërthore
Tërthore is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Tërthore are administrative units of Kukës.
Temperature
Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness.
Tetovo
Tetovo (Тетово,; Tetovë, Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. Kukës and Tetovo are Gegëri.
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Topojan
Topojan is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. Kukës and Topojan are administrative units of Kukës.
Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.
Ujmisht
Ujmisht is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, northeastern Albania. Kukës and Ujmisht are administrative units of Kukës.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
Via Egnatia
The Via Egnatia was a road constructed by the Romans in the 2nd century BC.
White Drin
The White Drin or White Drim (Drini i Bardhë; italics, Бели Дрим) is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca.
Zapod
Zapod is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, northeastern Albania. Kukës and Zapod are administrative units of Kukës.
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See also
Administrative units of Kukës
- Arrën
- Bicaj
- Bushtricë
- Grykë-Çajë
- Kalis, Albania
- Kolsh, Kukës
- Kukës
- Malzi
- Shishtavec (administrative unit)
- Shtiqën
- Surroj
- Tërthore
- Topojan
- Ujmisht
- Zapod
Gegëri
- Braboniq
- Dibër (municipality)
- Ferizaj
- Ghegs
- Gjakova
- Has (municipality)
- Kelmendi (tribe)
- Krujë
- Kukës
- Malësi e Madhe
- Malësia
- Mitrovica, Kosovo
- Peja
- Peshkopi
- Pristina
- Prizren
- Rugova (region)
- Shkodër
- Tetovo
- Tirana
- Tropojë
- Ulcinj
Kukës County
Municipalities in Kukës County
- Has (municipality)
- Kukës
- Tropojë
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukës
Also known as Cucas, Kolesian, Kukësi, Kukësi i Ri, Kukës Municipality.
, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Precipitation, Prizren, Refugee, Sea of Marmara, Shishtavec (administrative unit), Shtiqën, Socialist Party of Albania, Surroj, Tërthore, Temperature, Tetovo, Topojan, Tourism, Ujmisht, United States, Via Egnatia, White Drin, Zapod.