Albania

Shkodra : ALBANIA.:

A surprise card today from Albania...This is another of our PIF cards this one is number 34 and thank you Idrit for this card from your hometown.. The card shows a lovely scene of the town with beautiful snow capped mountains in the background.Thank you for this fine card..
Posted 15 November : Arrived Sydney 05 December : Traveled 19 days..

Albania

ALBANIA.:

Another welcomed flag card for my collection..this one a swap with a fellow flag collector... Thank you so much Indrit for this swap..
Posted Albania 11 April : Arrived Sydney 01 May : Traveled 20 days ..

Greetings from ALBANIA...Pershendetje nga Shqiperia. (greetings from )
ALBANIA : Covers an area of some  28,748 KM2.
POPULATION: of Albania is 2,886,026 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY : of Albania is Tirana.
ALBANIA : is located in South eastern Europe.
UNIQUE : to Albania is Religious tolerance, the Muslim majority and the other religious minorities like Catholics and Orthodox. live in peace..
HOSPITALITY:  Albania is one of the most friendliest countries in the world.
FAMOUS : Mother Theresa a famous Roman Catholic nun and missionary 1979 Nobel Prize Winner
 Ferid Murad physician co winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for medicine.
HISTORY : FORMATION : ..1368 Princedom of Albania. :  1190 Principality of Albania
  1912 :Proclamation of Independence   from The Ottoman Empire .
  1928 Albanian Kingdom    1998 Current Constitution.

Albania

ALBANIA

Tirana : ALBANIA,:
So glad to finally receive this card ...and another to add to my collection of this series of cards. I really like these as they are great info on the countries concerned and all are posted from their country of origin. Thank you so much Nevila.for sending this exchange card back..
Posted Tirana :19 September 2016 : Arrived Sydney :28 September : Traveled 9 days.

GREETINGS FROM ALBANIA.:
AREA: Albania covers an area of some 28, 748KM2. and is located in Eastern Europe.
CAPITAL CITY : of Albania is Tirana.
POPULATION: The population of Albania is 2,886,026 inhabitants
EMBLEM:The Floral Emblem of Albania is the red Poppy.
NAME.: The Albanian people call their country "SHQIPERI" which translated means "Land of Eagles"
DEFENCE:  Between 1950 to 1985 around 700,000 defence bunkers were built in Albania There are around 24 bunkers for every two kilometers of the country.
TRIBES : Albanians take their roots to Ancient Illyrian Tribes who occupied the western Balkans during the second Millenium BC and the language is derived from Illyrian. A melange of Roman and Slavic influences.
FAMOUS ALBANIANS : are Mother Theresa , Skanderbeg , Lorik Cana , Rita Ora.
HEAD SHAKE: !! The Albanians shake their head in the opposite way. up and down for NO and sideways for YES
HIGHEST :  Mount Korab at 2764 meters is the highest mountain in Albania and the Republic of Macedonia its peak forming a frontier between the two countries..
POSTCROSSING: Their are only 10 Postcrossers in the state of Albania..luck to get a card from here !!!

Albania

Shqiperia : Albania.

 A lovely colourful card from Albania today  showing  Albanian people in national local coloured dress.      Thank you so much for this card Simona  from your recent trip there..
      Posted 17 August 2014 :Arrived 02 September 2014: traveled 16 days..Thank you again Simona..