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Sallmonaj Destination Guide

Discover Sallmonaj in Albania

Sallmonaj in the region of Durrës is a town located in Albania - some 14 mi or ( 23 km ) West of Tirana , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sallmonaj

Local time in Sallmonaj is now 12:17 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Tirane " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sofia, Peshkopi, Gjirokastër, Skopje, and Prizren. When in this area, you might want to check out Sofia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sallmonaj ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Albania - Tirane, Durres

9:22 min by KaslikBela1
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Albania - Tirane, Durres ..

Durres, Horse Galoping Contest

7:18 min by dionixhi
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Galoping organised in the city of Durres in Albania. Gara me kuaj, organizuar ne Durres ne 26 dhjetor 2007, nga skuadra perfasuese e Durresit "UNIEURO" ..


Summer Day in Tropikal-Durres Albania.mpg

10:06 min by Bardhyl Hoxha
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Summer Day in Tropikal Durres Albania (29/07/2010) ..

2 apartamente me qera ne plazh, shkembi kavajes, durres

0:32 min by ledio2
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Pushime ne Plazh. Apartament 1+1 dhe Garsoniere ne Durres (Shkembi i Kavejes), ne nje pallat te ri 50 m ne vij te par nga deti, me pamje te mrekullueshme dhe ballkon nga deti. Apartament 1+1 dhe Garso ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Fllake transmitter

The Fllake transmitter is the largest broadcasting facility in Albania. It is situated at Fllake near Durrës and is the home of several very powerful AM transmitters, which are receivable in whole Europe. The facility was built in communist era as the existence of ARRT-antennas on the station shows.

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Located at 41.36 19.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Telecommunications in Albania

Durrës District

The District of Durrës (Albanian: Rrethi i Durrësit) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Durrës County. It has a population of 242,801 (2010 estimate), and an area of 433 km². It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Durrës. The district consists of the following municipalities: Durrës Gjepalaj Ishëm Katund i Ri Maminas Manëz Rrashbull Shijak Sukth Xhafzotaj

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Located at 41.40 19.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Districts of Albania, Durrës County

Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)

The Battle of Dyrrhachium took place on October 18, 1081 between the Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Alexius I Comnenus (r. 1081–1118), and the Normans of southern Italy under Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria. The battle was fought outside the city of Dyrrhachium (also known as Durazzo), the Byzantine capital of Illyria, and ended in a Norman victory. Following the Norman conquest of Byzantine Italy and Saracen Sicily, the Byzantine emperor, Michael VII Doukas (r.

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Located at 41.30 19.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1080s in the Byzantine Empire, 1081 in Europe, 11th century in Europe, Alexios I Komnenos, Battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving the Normans, Conflicts in 1081, History of Durrës, Medieval Albania, Military history of Albania

Beach of Durrës

The Beach of Durrës (Albanian: Plazhi i Durrësit) is the biggest and most visited beach in Albania. It lines the seafront of the city of Durrës and is about 10.5 kilometres long. A number of notable Hotels overlook the beach such as the Adriatik Hotel. This destination is popular with people from Albania (mainly from Middle and North Albania), Kosovo and the Macedonia. It is also a popular summer and weekend destination for the people of Tirana and Durrës.

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Located at 41.31 19.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Beaches of Albania, Durrës

2008 Gërdec explosions

At approximately noon local time on Saturday 15 March 2008, at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec in the Vorë Municipality, Albania (14 kilometers from Tirana, the nation's capital), U. S and Albanian munitions experts were preparing to destroy stockpiles of obsolete ammunition. The methodical destruction of the old ammo was supposed to occur with a series of small, controlled explosions, but a chain of events led to the entire stockpile going up at once.

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Located at 41.42 19.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2008 in Albania, 2008 industrial disasters, 21st-century explosions, Disasters in Albania

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