The Church of the Holy Trinity, a 13th century Byzantine church in Berat, Albania

Albanians celebrate 100 years of independence in 2012

Flag of Albania: Red with a black two-headed eagle in

the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century
hero George Castriota Skanderbeg, who led a successful
uprising against the Turks that resulted in a short-lived
independence for some Albanian regions (1443-78); an
unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the
tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of
the eagle; they refer to themselves as Shkypetars,
which translates as son of the eagle.

The Albanian Lek

King Zog I of the Albanians

Enver Hoxha

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Sali Berisha

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Baklava

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Lahuta

Defi

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