Regions of Albania

Besides the Administrative divisions of Albania which are a hierarchy of Counties of Albania, Districts of Albania and Municipalities of Albania, here are a selection of sources for different regions of Albania.

Divisions

There are two major ethnographical regions of Albania, at each side of the Shkumbin river - North Albania or Ghegeria in the north (Gheg Albanians) and Toskeria in the south (Tosk Albanians).

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• Coastal Albania
• Northeast Albanian
• Southeast Albanian

Tripwolf

Tripwolf's set of regions are:^[1]

• Albanian Riviera
  • Subregion Saranda
• Northeast Albania
  • Tropoja
• Central Coast Albania
• Albanian Alps
• Southern Albania
  • Himara

Albanian Wikipedia

The Albanian Wikipedia lists the following regions

• sq:Rajoni Juglindor The region of the south east.
• sq:Nenrajoni Verilindor Other regions in the northeast.
• sq:Rajoni perëndimor i Shqipërisë Western region of Albania
• sq:/Ultësira_Perëndimore_e_Shqipërisë Western Lowlands of Albania

The main article sq:Gjeografia e Shqipërisë mentions the following logical divisions.

• Alpet shqiptare (Albanian Alps)
• Krahina malore qendrorere, (The hill country in the center)
• Ultesira bregdetare (Coastal lowlands)

Coastal Albania

Cities

1. Fier
2. Lezhe
3. Sarandë
4. Shengjin
5. Shkodra
6. Vlorë

Mountains

1. Çika

Central Albania

Shqipëri e Mesme.

Cities

1. Elbasan
2. Tirana The capitol
3. Durrës (is also coastal)
4. Kavaja

Northeast Albania

Shqipëri Verilindore

Cities

1. Bajram Curri
2. Kruje
3. Kukës
4. Peshkopi
5. Pukë

Mountains

1. Dajt
2. Gjallica
3. Maja Jezercë
4. Korab
5. Maja e Malësores
6. Maja e Moravës

Southeast Albania

Cities

1. Berat
2. Gjirokastër
3. Korce
4. Librazhd
5. Kuçovë
6. Permet
7. Pogradec
8. Tepelena

Mountains

1. Gramos
2. Mali i Thatë
3. Nemerçkë
4. Ostrovicë
5. Tomorr

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