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25 relations: Albania, Albanian lek, Albanian revolt of 1432–36, Albanoi, Andrea Thopia, Bektashi Order, Dollma Teqe, Fethiye Mosque (Krujë), History of Albania, Illyrians, Krujë, List of castles in Albania, Mehmed the Conqueror, Minaret, National Museum "Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu", Obverse and reverse, Ottoman Empire, Siege of Krujë (1450), Siege of Krujë (1466–67), Siege of Krujë (1467), Siege of Krujë (1478), Skanderbeg, Skanderbeg's rebellion, Tourism in Albania, Turkish bath.
Albania
Albania (Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe.
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Albanian lek
The lek (plural lekë) (sign: L; code: ALL) is the official currency of Albania.
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Albanian revolt of 1432–36
The Albanian revolt of 1432–36 was a series of conflicts between Albanian rebels and the Ottoman Empire during the early period of Ottoman rule in the region.
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Albanoi
The Albanoi (Ἀλβανοί, Albanoi; Albanët) or Albani were an Illyrian tribe whose first historical account appears in a work of Ptolemy in addition to a town called Albanopolis (Ἀλβανόπολις) located east of the Ionian sea, in modern-day Albania.
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Andrea Thopia
Andrea Thopia or Andrew Thopia (Andrea Topia) (died before March 1445) was 15th century noble man from Albania whose domains included the territory of Scuria (between Durazzo and what would later become modern day Tirana).
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Bektashi Order
Bektashi Order or Shī‘ah Imāmī Alevī-Bektāshī Ṭarīqah (Tarikati Bektashi; Bektaşi Tarîkatı) is a dervish order (tariqat) named after the 13th century Alevi Wali (saint) Haji Bektash Veli from Khorasan, but founded by Balım Sultan.
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Dollma Teqe
The Teqe of Dollme is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Lagjja Kala, Krujë.
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Fethiye Mosque (Krujë)
The Sultan Mehmed Fatih mosque of Krujë (Xhamia e Sulltan Mehmed Fatihut) or Fethiye Mosque (Xhamia e Fet'hijes) is an Ottoman-era mosque built before 1481 inside the Krujë Castle of Krujë, Albania.
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History of Albania
The history of Albania forms a part of the history of Europe.
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Illyrians
The Illyrians (Ἰλλυριοί, Illyrioi; Illyrii or Illyri) were a group of Indo-European tribes in antiquity, who inhabited part of the western Balkans.
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Krujë
Krujë (Kruja, see also the etymology section) is a town and a municipality in north central Albania.
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List of castles in Albania
This page is a list of castles and castle ruins in Albania, arranged alphabetically by importance.
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Mehmed the Conqueror
Mehmed II (محمد ثانى, Meḥmed-i sānī; Modern II.; 30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Fatih Sultan Mehmet), was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled first for a short time from August 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to May 1481.
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Minaret
Minaret (مناره, minarə, minare), from منارة, "lighthouse", also known as Goldaste (گلدسته), is a distinctive architectural structure akin to a tower and typically found adjacent to mosques.
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National Museum "Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu"
The National Museum "George Castrioti Skanderbeg" (Muzeu Kombëtar "Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu"), also known as the Skanderbeg Museum or the Kruja Museum, is located in Krujë and is one of the most important and visited museums in Albania.
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Obverse and reverse
Obverse and its opposite, reverse, refer to the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (دولت عليه عثمانیه,, literally The Exalted Ottoman State; Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire"The Ottoman Empire-also known in Europe as the Turkish Empire" or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.
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Siege of Krujë (1450)
The first Siege of Krujë occurred in 1450 when an Ottoman army of approximately 100,000 men laid siege to the Albanian town of Krujë.
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Siege of Krujë (1466–67)
The second siege of Krujë took place from 1466 to 1467.
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Siege of Krujë (1467)
The Third Siege of Krujë by the Ottoman Empire occurred in 1467 at Krujë in Albania.
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Siege of Krujë (1478)
The Fourth Siege of Krujë by the Ottoman Empire of Krujë in Albania occurred in 1478, ten years after the death of the Skanderbeg, and resulted in the town's capture after the failure of three prior sieges.
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Skanderbeg
George Castriot (Gjergj Kastrioti, 6 May 1405 – 17 January 1468), known as Skanderbeg (Skënderbej or Skënderbeu from اسکندر بگ İskender Bey), was an Albanian nobleman and military commander, who served the Ottoman Empire in 1423–43, the Republic of Venice in 1443–47, and lastly the Kingdom of Naples until his death.
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Skanderbeg's rebellion
Skanderbeg's rebellion was an almost 25-years long anti-Ottoman rebellion led by renegade Ottoman sanjakbey Skanderbeg on the territory which belonged to the Ottoman sanjaks of Albania, Dibra and Ohrid (modern-day Albania and Macedonia).
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Tourism in Albania
Tourism in Albania has been a key element to the country's economic activity and is constantly developing.
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Turkish bath
A Turkish bath (hamam, translit) is a type of public bathing associated with the culture of the Ottoman Empire and more widely the Islamic world.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krujë_Castle
