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The city that rose from love and was destroyed by hatred!

Posted by gaialbania_wp on January 10, 2023 | Featured | No Comments

How many cities can you name, which are built in the name of love? Antigonea, the city that rose from love and was destroyed by hatred. Antigonea was founded around 295 BC by King Pyrrhus (319-272 BC), king of the … Read More

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Accursed Mountains

Posted by itsme on January 10, 2023 | Featured

Mountains cover about 70% of Albania’s surface area, with its borders contain around 3,445 named peaks, owing to its location amid several Balkan mountain ranges. The tallest and most prominent of its mountains is Mount Korab, at 2,764m above sea … Read More

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