Shkodër (alb)

Shkodër

Shkodër ranks 605th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Camberwell, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Göttingen. Memorable people born in Shkodër include Prince Marko, Ramiz Alia, and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani. Memorable people who died in Shkodër include Kolë Idromeno, Helen of Anjou, and Gjergj Fishta. Shkodër has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Shkodër is located in Albania.

Shkodër, 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