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Discover Kuk in Albania

Kuk in the region of Shkodër is a place located in Albania - some 44 mi or ( 70 km ) North of Tirana , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kuk

Local time in Kuk is now 10:30 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, Qafemal, Kuzhen, and Kthella e Eperme. 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 Kuk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Balkan & Albanie 2011 - deel 1

14:20 min by Ondemandmotortours
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All-Road trip door een groot aantal Balkan landen met Albanie als eindpunt. ..

Aus der Bell Helikopterflug beim Millitär

0:58 min by TheLuftwaffenhg
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Interesting facts about this location

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 7 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 11 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries, Christian monasteries in Albania, Demolished buildings and structures

Pukë District

The District of Pukë (Albanian: Rrethi i Pukës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Shkodër County. It has a population of 24,323 (2010 estimate), and an area of 1,034 km². It is located in the north of the country and its capital is Pukë. The district consists of the following municipalities: Blerim Iballe Fierzë Fushë-Arrëz Gjegjan Pukë Qafë-Mali Qelëz Qerret Rrapë

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Located at 42.07 19.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Districts of Albania, Pukë District, Shkodër County

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 16 km away
Tags: Districts of Albania, Lezhë County

Kunora e Lurës

Kunora e Lurës is a mountain in Albania. Kunora e Lurës reaches a height of 2,119 m above sea level and is the highest peak of the Lura Mountain. Kunora e Lurës has a rocky face and is included in the Lura National Park, which was established in 1966. On average Kunora e Lurës has 1-1.5 m of snow on it, rarely going up to 2 m .

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Located at 41.79 20.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Mountains of Albania