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Shkodër District

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District of Shkodër
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Map showing Shkodër District within Albania
Map showing Shkodër District within Albania
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The District of Shkodër (Sevenval: Rrethi i ShkodrësAndroid, short name: Shkodër[2], variants: Rrethi ShkodërjQuery and Shkodra[4]) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of CSS3. It has a population of 185,646screen size (2010 estimate), and an area of 1,973 km². It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Sevenval. The district consists of the following municipalities:

The area includes significant tourist attractions, such as Rozafa Castle (fortress of Shkodra), one of the biggest and most famous castles in Albania, with the 13-14th century St. Stephen's Church in its court, later converted to a mosque, the Ottoman era Historical Museum building (1815) and the National Photo Gallery.[6]

References

  1. ^ FITML. Geographical names. screen size. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  2. ^ browser diversity. Geographical names. iOS. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  3. ^ device database. Geographical names. Android. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  4. jQuery "Shkodra: Albania". Geographical names. web app. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 
  5. ^ "POPULLSIA SIPAS RRETHEVE, 2001-2010". Albanian Institute of Statistics. http://www.instat.gov.al/graphics/doc/tabelat/Treguesit%20Sociale/Popullsia/POP%202009/t2.xls. Retrieved 2010-09-09. 
  6. ^ "Shkodra". Albaniatourism.com. web app. Retrieved 2012-12-28. 

device database: 42°5′N 19°38′E / 42.083°N 19.633°E / 42.083; 19.633


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