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Discover Simon in Albania

Simon in the region of Lezhë is a place located in Albania - some 38 mi or ( 61 km ) North of Tirana , the country's capital .

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Local time in Simon is now 04:36 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Tirane " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Timişoara, Sofia, Orosh, Kthella e Eperme, and Gjegjan. When in this area, you might want to check out Timişoara . We discovered 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 Simon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Three Big and Lively Albanian Weddings in Kruja

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www.TravelsWithSheila.com Music loud enough to deafen anyone with ears reverberated around Kruja that also made me want to move my booty and dance along. Travels With Sheila went to investigate and di ..

Tirana - Shkoder Albania 2008 Train Trip

0:53 min by Michał Konieczny
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Trip by Albanian Train;-) ..


Autostrada Durres Kukes Morine 2010

10:00 min by Widder2000
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Autostrada Durres - Kukes - Morine 29.07.2010 ..

HSH Railway Milot - Rreshen - Burrel - Klos (Albania)

2:06 min by BrakerBahn
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Build in the late 80s, withdrawn and never finished railway line Milot - Rreshen - Burrel - Klos in albanian mountains. First scene is between Rubik and Rreshen. 2nd at Rreshen railway station. 3rd at ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mirditë District

The District of Mirditë (Albanian: Rrethi i Mirditës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Lezhë County. It has a population of 26,668 (2010 estimate), and an area of 867 km². It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Rrëshen.

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Located at 41.80 19.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of Albania, Lezhë County

Spaç Prison

The Spaç Prison (Albanian: Burgu i Spaçit) was a political prison in Communist Albania at the village of Spaç. The former prison is listed as a second-category national monument. There were plans to turn the rapidly-deteriorating site into a museum, but as of February 2013, no progress had been made at the location. In 1973, a number of prisoners at the Spaç concentration camp staged a rebellion where the non-communist flag was raised.

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Located at 41.90 20.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Museums in Albania, People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Prison museums, Prisons in Albania

Abbey of Orosh

The Abbey of Orosh (also known as Mirditë Abbey or St. Alexander Oroshi) was a territorial Benedictine abbey in Orosh, Albania, now destroyed, dedicated to the martyr St. Alexander. By papal decree of 25 October 1888, this abbey with its two affiliated parishes, together with five other parishes in the Diocese of Lezhë (Alessio, Lješ) were removed from the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Lezhë. In 1890 three parishes from the Diocese of Sapë were added, and in 1894 five more parishes from Lezhë.

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Located at 41.86 20.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries, Christian monasteries in Albania, Demolished buildings and structures

Lezhë County

Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë and its capital is Lezhë. Lezhë has a small western shoreline on the Adriatic Sea. On land, it borders the following counties: Shkodër: north Kukës: northeast Dibër: southeast Durrës: south

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Located at 41.75 19.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Counties of Albania, Lezhë County

Fan (river)

The Fan is a river in northern Albania. It is formed by the confluence of two source rivers: the Great Fan (Albanian: Fan i Madh) and the Little Fan (Albanian: Fan i Vogël). The Great Fan rises near Qafë-Mali in the Pukë District. It flows west through Fushë-Arrëz, then south through Gjegjan and to Rrëshen. The Little Fan rises in the municipality Fan in the northeastern part of the Mirditë District. It flows southwest through Orosh and to Rrëshen.

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Located at 41.71 19.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Lezhë County, Rivers of Albania, Shkodër County