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Vlorë (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 29 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.4833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 019 29 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 19.4833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Vlorë is Albania's second largest seaport, located at head of Vlorë Bay. In ancient times it was founded as one of the three Greek colonies on the Illyrian coast. It was strategically important in the Roman period, and in wars between the Normans and Byzantines in the 11th and 12th centuries. In its later history, it was seized variously by Venetians, Serbs, and Turks. On Nov. 28, 1912, the independence of Albania was declared here. However, the Italians occupied it in 1915, and again in 1939. During World War II the nearby island of Sazan was used as a German and Italian submarine base, and after the war as a naval base by the Soviet Union until 1961. The population, estimated at 73,800 in 1990, includes Muslims, Greek Orthodox, and a few Roman Catholics. |
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| Vlorë (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named after Ismail Bey Vlorë, who proclaimed Albanian independence here in 1912 |
| Vlora (C,V)
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| Vlonë (C,V)
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| Vlona (C,V)
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| Valona (C,V)
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| Avlonya (H,V)
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| Avlona (H,V)
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| Aulon (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
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Vlorë (county) (P) |
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Vlorë (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a Dorian colony |
| town (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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