Shkodër (alb)

Shkodër

Shkodër ranks 551st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yokosuka, Valenciennes, and Hangzhou. Memorable people born in Shkodër include Ramiz Alia, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, and Alfred Moisiu. Memorable people who died in Shkodër include Helen of Anjou, Gjergj Fishta, and Kolë Idromeno. Shkodër has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and painters. Shkodër is located in Albania.

Shkodër ( SHKOH-dər, Albanian: [ˈʃkɔdəɾ]; Albanian definite form: Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari, is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodra has been continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age, and it has roughly 2,200 years of recorded history. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shkodër and the foothills of the Albanian Alps on the banks of Buna, Drin and Kir. Due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea, Shkodër is affected by a seasonal Mediterranean climate with continental influences. Read more on Wikipedia