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historyLong before Greeks and Romans named the western Balkans, the Illyrians lived here. Albanians consider themselves their direct descendants — and the language hints they're right.
historyGjergj Kastrioti, known as Skanderbeg, held off the Ottoman empire for 25 years from a hilltop fortress in Krujë. His statue stands in every Albanian town square.
historyAlbania is roughly 60% Muslim, 17% Christian Orthodox, 10% Catholic, with the rest secular or other. The dominant attitude is "religion is a personal matter" — and the country is famous for inter-faith coexistence.
historyBetween 1967 and 1986, paranoid dictator Enver Hoxha built 173,000 concrete bunkers across the country. You can still see them in fields, beaches and villages — and visit two huge ones in Tirana.
historyBorn Anjezë Bojaxhiu in 1910 to an Albanian family in Skopje, Mother Teresa is one of the most globally recognised Albanians. Tirana airport bears her name.
