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INFORMATION ABOUT ALBANIA - THE LAND OF EAGLES

 Where is Albania on the Map?

Albania is located in the western part of the Balkan peninsula. It borders the former Yugoslavia (Serbia - Montenegro) and Kosova in the north and the east, (FYR of) Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south. It has access to the Adriatic and Ionian Seas in the west. From the Strait of Otranto, Albania is less than 100 km (60 miles) from Italy. The country covers a total of 28,000 squared kilometers (11,000 squared miles) and its population is 3.3 million.

Kosovo is the New Albanian State

Historical Figures of Albania

PEOPLE WHO HAVE WRITTEN ON ALBANIA

 

PEOPLE WHO HAVE WRITTEN ON ALBANIA

Herodotus living between 490-425 B.C. Historian of ancientGreece, called Father of History, is known as the first authorwho mentions the name of Illyrians. His work carries importantinformation on Pelasgians as well.Titus Livy 59 B.C.-A.D.17. Most important historian of the period of Augustus. Author of the history of Rome since this city wasfounded. He has devoted a great importance in this work to theIllyrian-Roman wars.Anna Komneni 1083-1148, Byzantine historian. Authoress of thework Aleksiada which treats historic events of 1063-1118. Forthis work she has used official documents and verbal informationby the very participants in the event. The work has importancefor the information it provides for the Albanians in theirterritories. The work is considered by scholars as a main sourcefor the history of Albania by the end of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th.Adam Gulielm (1270-1341) French clerical who served as archbishop of Tivar. He is the author of the report "Instruction totraveling to the sacred land," written in Latin in 1332 in Tivarand directed by Philippe VI de Valois, king of France. The workhas value as a source for the history of Northern Albania in the14th century because it provides data on cities like Shkodra,Drishti, Shasi, Ulqin and Tivar. It offers the first evidenceknown so far as a literary tradition in the Albanian languagebefore the 14th century.George Gordon Byron 1788-1824, British romantic poet. Along thenumerous works he has made, the poem Child Harold is mostoutstanding, written on the basis of the impressions from thetravels of the poet in Spain, Greece, Albania, etc. The poetsings to the manly traditions and customs of the Albanians, their bravery and love for the homeland.Baric Henrik, 1888-1957. Croatian linguist, Balkanolog andAlbanolog. He has made studies on various fields of the historyof the Albanian language. He published for several years theAlbanological review "Archive of antiquity of the Albanianlanguage and ethnology." Among his works we may mention"Rumanian-Albanian Studies", "Through the traces of Illyrianlanguage," etc.Franz Bopp, 1791-1867. Distinguished German linguist, the mainfounder of the the Indo-European comparative historicallinguistics, who studied the Albanian language in this respect as well. The Professor in the Berlin University analyzed in 1843 ina paper the numerals and pronouns of the Albanian language andshowed their Indo-European character. He has published the study"The Albanian language in its linguistic links with otherlanguages."Camille Corot, 1796-1875. Outstanding French painter, one of thegreatest masters of landscape and portrait in the 19th century.This painter has two tableaus based on Albanian motives. The most outstanding work of this painter is "The Albanian" made in 1872and displayed in the Brooklyn Museum of New York. The othertableau is "Haide" which presents a girl in an Albaniantraditional costume.Leon Hezey, French archeologist. He visited Albania in 1861 andwas the first to uncover the ruins of Orikum and the firstsurrounding urban planning of Apollonia. He copied all Greek,Latin and Byzantine inscriptions he saw over his travelling, andpresented in drawings a number of architectonic segments andsculptures from Pojan and Durres, a part of which he sent to theLouvre Museum.Gustav Mayer, 1850-1900. Distinguished Austrian albanolog,professor in the University of Graz. He focused on the historicstudy of the Albanian language especially in the field ofhistorical etymology and phonetics. He issued the firstetymological dictionary of the Albanian language in 1891, which,despite the shortcomings, retains its scientific value. Amongother studies of Mayer are "Albanian Studies," "On the positionof Albanian language in the group of Indo-European languages,"etc. He defended the thesis of the origin of the Albanianlanguage from the Illyrian and determined scientifically itsposition as a language with its own place in the group ofIndo-European languages.Jarnik Jan Urban (1848-1923) Czech linguist, professor ofromanticism who has studied Albanian language. He has publishedmany folkloric materials such as "On Albanian linguistics,""Contribution to studying Albanian dialects," "Albanian Tales and Anecdotes" etc.Jirecek Konstantin, 1854-1918. Czech historian, professor of thePrague University and later in Vienna. He has published twoimportant volumes with documents "Acts and diploma illustratingquestions of Albania."Yokl Norberi, 1877-1942. Austrian linguist, connoisseur ofIndo-European languages. He devoted importance to the study ofAlbanian language, especially of etymology and morphology, therelations of the Albanian language with other languages, itshistorical phonetics and morphology. He managed to release asseparate volumes, "Studies on the etymology and morphology of the Albanian," and "Linguistic, historical and cultural tracing fromthe field of the Albanian language."

 

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