Korçë - City of Albania - Todays WorldTour



Korçë (definite Albanian form: Korça, other names see below) is a city and municipality in southeastern Albania, and the seat of Korçë County. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Drenovë, Korçë, Lekas, Mollaj, Qendër Bulgarec, Vithkuq, Voskop and Voskopojë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Korçë. The total population is 75,994 (2011 census), in a total area of 805.99 km2 (311.19 sq mi). The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 51,152. It is the sixth largest city in Albania. It stands on a plateau some 850 m (2,789 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Morava Mountains.










 Iljaz Bey Mirahori Mosque





 National Warrior Monument in the center of Korçë





 Korçë Bazaar





 Shopping centre in Korçë





 Korçë renovated backstreet





 Students in front of the first officially recognized Albanian school in modern Albania, in 1899 (left), modern view of the school building, now serves as a museum (right).





 Students and teachers of the Greek Urban School (1897), one of the several institutions sponsored by the community Lasso fund.








 Korçe in 1914




















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XtremeColeections of the day - June 18 2015

XtremeColeections of the day - June 18 2015 

 A man leans against a light pole as he visits a makeshift memorial down the street from where a white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside Emanuel AME Church killing several people in Charleston, S.C., athletes of the Italian archery team attend a training session prior to the women's quarter final competition at the 2015 European Games in Baku and Paul Heine watches play on the 10th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay are some of the photos of the day. 

 Ash spew from Mount Sinabung, as seen from Perteguhan Village in Karo Regency, Indonesia's North Sumatra province, June 18, 2015.

 Jolien Dhoore (c) of Belgium and Wiggle Honda sprints for the finishline to win Stage Two of the Aviva Women's Tour from Braintree to Clacton-on-Sea on June 18, 2015 in Clacton-on-Sea, England. 

 Racegoers attend Ladies Day at Royal Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2015 in Ascot, England. The Royal Ascot horse race meeting runs from June 16, 2015 until June 20, 2015, and has taken place since 1711. 

 Workers carry out the final stages of contruction to the Dreamland amusement park on June 18, 2015 in Margate, England. Dreamland is considered to be the oldest-surviving amusement park in Britain, the site originally used as 'Hall by the Sea' since 1860 until being renamed after purchase by John Henry Iles in 1920. In 2003, after decades of decline and a series of owners, the park was under threat of closure and commercial redevelopment. After a successful 'Save Dreamland Campaign' from which the Dreamland Trust raised £18m of public funding to restore Dreamland's Grade II listed Scenic Railway, Grade II listed cinema complex and Grade II-listed menagerie cages the Dreamland restoration project began in January 2010. 

 Queen Elizabeth II arrives in the Parade Ring as she attends Ladies Day on day 3 of Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse on June 18, 2015 in Ascot, England.

 A young tabby finds a sunny spot on a plastic chair between shacks in the impoverished settlement of Masiphumelele in Cape Town, South Africa, June 18, 2015. According to statistics based on the Strategic Development Information Department, the population of Masiphumelele was originally between 400 to 500 people in the early 1980's but has steadily grown to over 30 000 in 2015. Overcrowding, lack of service delivery and poor sanitation plague the community with fires and floods a constant problem. Housing and the lack there of is one of the major issues facing the ruling African National Congress (ANC) Government.

 Emergency teams operate at the scene where a bus, carrying around 50 tourists, overturned on the A22 (Via do Infante) in Faro, Portimao direction at Algarve, Portugal, June 18, 2015. At least three people died and 29 were wounded, some of them seriously. The injured are still receiving aid at the site, where two helicopters have been sent to transport injured to hospital. 

Dawn breaks over Wanchai and Admiralty districts in Hong Kong, China, June 18, 2015. Pan-democrat lawmakers refused to budge in a momentous Legislative Council debate on the government's controversial vote reform package for the 2017 chief executive election. The reform would impose key restrictions set by the central government in Beijing while allowing Hongkongers to elect their own leader for the first time in history.  

 Newly-weds pose for their wedding photographer (not in pictured) in front of the Heydar Aliyev Center in downtown of Baku, Azerbaijan, June 18, 2015. 

 Aliya Mustafina of Russia competes on the floor during the women's gymnastics all around finals at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 18 , 2015. 

Lego figures representing Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) are placed on top of the Brandenburg Gate in front of the Reichstag building, all made of Lego bricks, in Legoland in Berlin, Germany, June 18, 2015. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will visit Berlin next week.  

 A soldier stands outside St Paul's Cathedral before a national service of commemoration to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in central London, Britain June 18, 2015.

A migrant wrapped in a blanket reads the Koran as he prays at sunrise on the rocks of the seawall at the Saint Ludovic border crossing on the Mediterranean Sea between Vintimille, Italy and Menton, France, as Muslim holy month Ramadan started in France, June 18, 2015.
Ian-Soren Cabioch of Monaco competes in the Men's 1m springboard diving preliminary round at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 18 , 2015.


XtremeColeections of the day - June 18 2015 

Shkodër - City of Albania - Todays WorldTour



Shkodër (definite Albanian form: Shkodra, for other names see the etymology section) is a city and municipality in northwestern Albania and the seat of the county with the same name. It is one of the oldest and most historic places in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre.
During many different epochs it has retained its status as a major city in the Western Balkans, due to its geostrategic positioning close to the Adriatic and the Italian ports, but also with land-routes to other important cities and towns in neighbouring regions.
The present municipality, which now extends from the Albanian Alps to the Adriatic Sea, was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Ana e Malit, Bërdicë, Dajç, Guri i Zi, Postribë, Pult, Rrethinat, Shalë, Shkodër, Shosh and Velipojë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Shkodër. The total population is 135,612 (2011 census), in a total area of 872.71 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 77,075.
Its importance is heightened by the Lake of Shkodër to the west of the city—the largest in the Western Balkans—that straddles Albania and neighbouring Montenegro. The population of Shkodër municipality at the 2011 census was 77,075, while Shkodër County had a population of 215,347.






 Shkodër and Albanian Alps seen from Rozafa Castle





 Rozafa, an Illyrian fortress.





 Shkodra coat of arms in the 14th and 15th centuries





 the Lead Mosque, built in 1773





 Construction of the Shkodër Cathedral in 1867





 Newly constructed swing bridge over Buna River





 The pedestrian street known as Sheshi or Pjaca on Kol Idromeno Street





 Interior of the Shkodër Mosque





 Panorama from Taraboshi Mt of Shkoder Lake, the city itself, Buna River, Rozafa Castle, and Drini River





 The Mes Bridge, built in the 18th century








 Rozafa Castle at the top of a hill overlooking the Buna





Country      Albania
County     Shkodër
Government
 • Mayor     Lorenc Luka (PD)
Area
 • Municipality     872.71 km2 (336.96 sq mi)
Elevation     13 m (43 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality     135,612
 • Municipality density     160/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit     77,075
Time zone     CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST)     CEST (UTC+2)
Area code     022
Vehicle registration     SH
Website     bashkiashkoder.gov.al 










XtremeColeections of the day - June 10 2015

XtremeColeections of the day - June 10 2015

 Afghan laborers work at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, June 10, 2015. Due in part to foreign aid Afghanistan's economy has shown signs of improvement, though many Afghans still face job insecurity, with tough competition for work as day laborers offering meagre returns, a situation further complicated by an increase in insecurity in the country coinciding with the partial withdrawal of NATO forces.

 The new BMW 7 series car is pictured during the world premiere at the company's headquarters in Munich, Germany, June 10, 2015.

 Turkish military use water cannon to stop Syrian refugees as they wait behind the border fences to cross into Turkey, near Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, June 10, 2015.

 Tibetan protesters hold a banner outside the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Candidate City presentation at the Palace hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland June 10, 2015. The banner reads 'No More Bloody Games' and 'Stop Beijing 2022'.

 A person visits the Japan pavilion at the Expo 2015 global fair in Milan, northern Italy, June 10, 2015.

 Hearses carrying coffins with remains of victims of the Germanwings flight 4U 9525 plane disaster are escorted by police on highway A52, on their way to the western city of Haltern, Germany June 10, 2015. Forty four coffins with the victims' remains from the Germanwings crash on March 24 were flown from France to Germany.

 Survivor Loukia Gavrili, 86, sits by a plaque featuring the names of those killed by Nazi troops, on the day of the 71st anniversary of the Nazi wartime Distomo massacre, in the village of Distomo, in central Greece, June 10,

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) at the start of an EU-CELAC Latin America summit in Brussels, Belgium June 10, 2015.

 The remains of the body of a suicide bomber is covered on the ground in front of tourist shops, at the scene of a foiled suicide attack in Luxor, Egypt, June 10, 2015.

Tourists wearing masks to prevent contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) walk at Myeongdong shopping district in central Seoul, South Korea, June 10, 2015.


XtremeColeections of the day - June 10 2015

Elbasan - City of Albania - Todays WorldTour



Elbasan (Albanian: Elbasan or Elbasani) is a city and a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. One of the largest cities in Albania, it is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan. The present municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bradashesh, Elbasan, Funarë, Gjergjan, Gjinar, Gracen, Labinot-Fushë, Labinot-Mal, Papër, Shirgjan, Shushicë, Tregan and Zavalinë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Elbasan. The total population is 141,714 (2011 census), in a total area of 872.03 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 78,703.
It was called Neokastron (New Castle) in Greek, Novigrad (new city) in Slavic and Terra Nuova in Italian. The modern name may derive either from the IE root *alb (as Albania) or from the Turkish il-basan ("the fortress").







 Elbasan







 Elbasan Castle







 View of Elbasan







 Restaurant inside Elbasan Castle







Traditional side street





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