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  1. Complete the sentence about Tirana with the correct year: Tirana was founded in ______ by Ottoman Albanian nobleman Sylejman Pasha Bargjini, centered on the Old Mosque and türbe.
  2. Complete the sentence about Tirana with the correct year: The city was announced as the European Youth Capital for ______.
  3. Complete the sentence about Elbasan with the correct year: In August ______ archaeologists discovered two Roman Era Illyrian graves near the walls of the castle of Elbasan.
  4. Complete the sentence about Elbasan with the correct year: The site seems to have been abandoned until the Ottoman army built a military camp there, followed by urban reconstruction under Sultan Mehme…
  5. Complete the sentence about Elbasan with the correct year: In ______ many Christians from Skopje, Ohrid, Serres and Kastoria were forcibly deported to Elbasan.
  6. Complete the sentence about Korçë with the correct year: In ______ Ilias Bey received, as a reward from the Sultan, seven villages located in the Korçë area: Leshnjë, Vithkuq, Peshkëpi, Boboshticë, Pa…
  7. Complete the sentence about Gjirokastër with the correct year: The city appears in the historical record dating back in ______ by its medieval Greek name, Αργυρόκαστρο, Argyrókastro, as part of the By…
  8. Complete the sentence about Gjirokastër with the correct year: In this period, Gjirokastër was contested between the Despotate of Epirus and the Albanian clan of Zenebishi under Gjon Zenebishi who mad…
  9. Complete the sentence about Gjirokastër with the correct year: The local Greek population rebelled and established the short-lived Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus in ______ with Gjirokastër as…
  10. Complete the sentence about Gjirokastër with the correct year: In more recent years, the city witnessed anti-government protests that led to the ______ Albanian civil unrest.
  11. Complete the sentence about Kukës with the correct year: In ______ the town was submerged beneath the Fierza Reservoir, which is held back by a dam.
  12. Complete the sentence about Kukës with the correct year: The city was nominated for the ______ Nobel Peace Prize in regard to hospitality and for embracing thousands of refugees during the Kosovo War.
  13. Complete the sentence about Lushnjë with the correct year: Lushnjë was a provisional capital of Albania when the Congress of Lushnjë met there from 21 to 31 January in ______.
  14. Complete the sentence about Pogradec with the correct year: On 14 March ______ the second Albanian language school was started here.
  15. Complete the sentence about Peshkopi with the correct year: The population of Peshkopi was almost completely Muslim by ______.
  16. Complete the sentence about Peshkopi with the correct year: In the aftermath of the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, a Serbian army occupied Dibër and entered Peshkopi in early December ______.
  17. Complete the sentence about Peshkopi with the correct year: Bulgarian army soldiers invaded Peshkopi on January 1, ______.
  18. Complete the sentence about Përmet with the correct year: In ______, a Greek school was established and financed by the local Orthodox Church and the diaspora of the town.
  19. Complete the sentence about Përmet with the correct year: The first Albanian-language school of the town was founded in the beginning of ______ by Llukë Papavrami, a teacher from Hotovë, who had the e…
  20. Complete the sentence about Tepelenë with the correct year: Until the abolition of Districts in ______, Tepelenë was the seat of the Tepelenë District.
  21. Complete the sentence about Tepelenë with the correct year: In ______, the British writer Edward Lear visited the town and noted the devastated buildings.
  22. Complete the sentence about Tepelenë with the correct year: In early July ______ the inhabitants of Tepelenë rose in revolt against Emin Pasha.
  23. Complete the sentence about Tepelenë with the correct year: The Young Turk revolutionaries met in Tepelenë in February ______, in an attempt to persuade Albanian nationalists to join them.
  24. Complete the sentence about Himarë with the correct year: In ______, Nicephorus of Epirus surrendered to the Angevins the ports of Himarë, Sopot and Butrint.
  25. Complete the sentence about Himarë with the correct year: In c. ______ the Latin bishop of Chimara renounced his office and his Catholic faith and submitted to the Patriarch of Constantinople.
  26. Complete the sentence about Ksamil with the correct year: The coastal village of Ksamil was built during the communist era, in ______, and is located south of Sarandë off the road to Butrint.
  27. Complete the sentence about Albanian Riviera with the correct year: The Albanian Riviera was proclaimed as the ______ Top Value Destination by Frommer's.
  28. Complete the sentence about Albanian Riviera with the correct year: The Ali Pasha Castle was named after Ali Pasha of Tepelenë, who resided there until ______.
  29. Complete the sentence about Mount Tomorr with the correct year: In ______ the Turks appear to have occupied a number of Albanian valleys.
  30. Complete the sentence about Sazan Island with the correct year: In ______, a naval clash known as the Battle of Sazan took place off the island, between the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venic…
  31. Complete the sentence about Sazan Island with the correct year: In ______, it was captured by the Kingdom of Albania, and in the 14th century, it was held by Albanian lords, often under the protection…
  32. Complete the sentence about Sazan Island with the correct year: A contemporary record from 18 September ______ in Ragusa documents a maritime incident involving the island of Sazan.
  33. Complete the sentence about Sazan Island with the correct year: By ______, Sazan was securely acknowledged as under Venetian control, while Vlorë and Kaninë remained under Comita's authority.
  34. Complete the sentence about Sazan Island with the correct year: Eventually, the advancing Ottomans captured the region, and by ______, Vlorë and the surrounding bay, including Sazan, fell under Ottoma…
  35. Complete the sentence about Lake Shkodër with the correct year: The Montenegrin part of the lake and its surrounding area were declared a national park in ______.
  36. Complete the sentence about Lake Shkodër with the correct year: In ______, by Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, it was included in the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance.
  37. Complete the sentence about Lake Ohrid with the correct year: North Macedonia's portion was designated as a protected Ramsar site in ______, passing all nine criteria for proclamation.
  38. Complete the sentence about Lake Prespa with the correct year: With its abundance of rare fauna and flora, the area was declared a Transnational Park in ______.
  39. Complete the sentence about Vjosa with the correct year: In December ______, the Albanian portion of the river was designated a "Managed Nature Reserve" by the government.
  40. Complete the sentence about Erzen with the correct year: Apparently, all twenty-two victims of the ______ massacre were dumped into the river on Enver Hoxha's orders, only to later be found wrapped ti…
  41. Complete the sentence about Devoll with the correct year: At an unspecified location in the valley of Devoll, Bohemund of Taranto and the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I made an agreement in ______, in th…
  42. Complete the sentence about Ionian Sea with the correct year: The western section of the Ionian Sea has been controlled by Italy since ______.
  43. Complete the sentence about Pashaliman with the correct year: With the ______ local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë.
  44. Complete the sentence about Valbona Valley National Park with the correct year: The Valbona Valley and its surrounding mountains were protected as Valbona Valley National Park in ______.
  45. Complete the sentence about Butrint National Park with the correct year: In ______, the archaeological site joined the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
  46. Complete the sentence about Gjirokastër Castle with the correct year: Extensive renovations and a westward addition was added by Ali Pasha of Tepelene after ______.
  47. Complete the sentence about Gjirokastër Castle with the correct year: The government of King Zog expanded the castle prison in ______.
  48. Complete the sentence about Rozafa Castle with the correct year: The existence of this Albanian legend is attested as early as ______, in the work De obsidione Scodrensi, by the Albanian humanist and…
  49. Complete the sentence about Kruje Castle with the correct year: Mehmed II "The Conqueror" himself could not break the fortress' small defenses until ______, 10 years after the death of Skanderbeg.
  50. Complete the sentence about Skanderbeg Square with the correct year: Following the Italian invasion of Albania the master plan was updated in ______ by Gherardo Bosio.
  51. Complete the sentence about Skanderbeg Square with the correct year: In ______, the Austrians built a public square, where the Skanderbeg Square is located nowadays.
  52. Complete the sentence about Skanderbeg Square with the correct year: After Tirana became the capital in ______, and the population increased, several city plans were planned.
  53. Complete the sentence about Et'hem Bey Mosque with the correct year: Closed alongside other houses of worship during the Communist rule of Enver Hoxha, the mosque reopened as a house of worship in ___…
  54. Complete the sentence about Clock Tower of Tirana with the correct year: The earliest visual documentation of the clock tower appears in two watercolor paintings by English artist Edward Lear on Septe…
  55. Complete the sentence with the correct year: During the ______ Kosovo War, the building was used as a NATO base.
  56. Complete the sentence about Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza with the correct year: In February ______, flights to Moscow were inaugurated, followed by connections to other Eastern European ca…
  57. Complete the sentence about Amantia with the correct year: Amantia was designated as an archaeological park on 7 April ______ by the government of Albania.
  58. Complete the sentence about Counties of Albania with the correct year: Since its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in ______, Albania has reorganized its domestic administrative divi…
  59. Complete the sentence about Municipalities of Albania with the correct year: Since its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in ______, Albania has reorganized internal administration 21…
  60. Complete the sentence about Kosovo with the correct year: The Ottoman Empire fully conquered Kosovo after the Second Battle of Kosovo, ruling for nearly five centuries until ______.
  61. Complete the sentence about Prizren with the correct year: Byzantine rule in the region ended definitively in ______-20 as the Serbian Nemanjić dynasty took control of the fort and the town.
  62. Complete the sentence about Prizren with the correct year: From ______, a series of regional feudal rulers controlled Prizren, including the Mrnjavčević family, the Balšić noble family, the Branković…
  63. Complete the sentence about Prizren with the correct year: Ottoman Turks captured Prizren from Serbian Despotate in ______ and almost immediately served as the capital of Sanjak of Prizren in the Otto…
  64. Complete the sentence about Shkodër County with the correct year: Falling under Venetian and Ottoman dominion in the late Middle Ages, the modern nation state of Albania emerged in ______ following it…
  65. Complete the sentence about Shkodër County with the correct year: According to the ______ census, Shkodër was mainly home to Muslims and Catholics, with much smaller numbers of other Christians and no…
  66. Complete the sentence about Dibër County with the correct year: After the death of Gjon Kastrioti in ______, the eastern region was annexed by the Ottomans and became seat of the Sanjak of Dibra.
  67. Complete the sentence about Dibër County with the correct year: The comprising regions were awarded to his son Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, where he survived to conquer back his father’s land and unite…
  68. Complete the sentence about Tirana County with the correct year: Nevertheless, the city of Tirana was established as a city centuries later in ______ during the Ottoman occupation of Albania.
  69. Complete the sentence about Tirana County with the correct year: In ______, Marin Barleti, an Albanian Catholic priest and scholar, in the biography of the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg referred t…
  70. Complete the sentence about Fier County with the correct year: Until ______, Fier County was subdivided into three districts: Fier, Lushnjë, and Mallakastër.
  71. Complete the sentence about Elbasan County with the correct year: Until ______, Elbasan County was subdivided into four districts: Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, and Peqin.
  72. Complete the sentence about Elbasan County with the correct year: Since the ______ local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Libra…
  73. Complete the sentence about Gjirokastër County with the correct year: Until ______, Gjirokastër County was subdivided into three districts: Gjirokastër, Përmet, and Tepelenë.
  74. Complete the sentence about Gjirokastër County with the correct year: Since the ______ local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Dropull, Gjirokastër, Këlcyrë, Li…
  75. Complete the sentence about Lezhë County with the correct year: Until ______, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: Kurbin, Lezhë, and Mirditë.
  76. Complete the sentence about Dhërmi with the correct year: Dhërmi is recorded in the Ottoman defter of ______ as a settlement in the Sanjak of Delvina with a total of 50 households.
  77. Complete the sentence about Dhërmi with the correct year: In ______ the first Albanian school in Dhërmi was founded by Greek Cypriot missionary Neophytos Rodinos.
  78. Complete the sentence about Dhërmi with the correct year: Additional Greek schools operated by ______ with the support of the local bishopric of Himara.
  79. Complete the sentence about Dhërmi with the correct year: On the request of Himariots to the Pope of Rome, a new Basilian mission to Albania was launched in ______.
  80. Complete the sentence about Dhërmi with the correct year: The Archbishop stayed in the Himarë region visiting the peoples of local villages, until in Vuno he fell ill, and he died on June 3, ______.
  81. Complete the sentence about Borsh with the correct year: Borsh converted in ______ and followed it up by raiding nearby Piqeras, which remained Christian.
  82. Complete the sentence about Zvërnec with the correct year: Following the ______ local government reform, it became part of the municipality of Vlorë.
  83. Complete the sentence about Zvërnec with the correct year: In ______, Spinaritza was governed by the dux Kalamanos, a member of the noble Greek Strategopoulos family.
  84. Complete the sentence about Zvërnec with the correct year: In ______, Andronikos Palaiologos became the governor of the Spinarica district.
  85. Complete the sentence about Porto Palermo with the correct year: An inscription above the entrance says that the castle was built in ______ by French engineers for Ali Pasha.
  86. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______ Ali Pasha offered the castle and port to the Royal Navy.
  87. Complete the sentence about Porto Palermo with the correct year: François Pouqueville in ______ reports, "The tower or fort stands on the southern point of the entrance, connected with the continent b…
  88. Complete the sentence about Ali Pasha Castle with the correct year: Until ______ it was the second residence of Ali Pashe Tepelena.
  89. Complete the sentence about Ali Pasha Castle with the correct year: Ali Pasha seized control of the structure around ______ and carried out a series of defensive improvements including the installatio…
  90. Complete the sentence about Maliq with the correct year: The city of Maliq flourished around a sugar beet factory built in ______.
  91. Complete the sentence about Bulqizë with the correct year: Bulqizë is recorded in the Ottoman defter of ______ as a hass-ı mir-liva and derbendci settlement in the vilayet of Dulgoberda.
  92. Complete the sentence about Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape with the correct year: The park was declared a natural ecosystem by decision of the Council of Ministers, in compliance with Law 81/______ "…
  93. Which place completes this sentence about Tirana? The city was fairly unimportant until the 20th century, when the Congress of ______ proclaimed it as Albania's capital after the Albanian Declaration…
  94. Which place completes this sentence about Lushnjë? Chieftains of Albania assembled in the town and declared ______ first a provisional and then the definitive capital of Albania.
  95. Which place completes this sentence about Përmet? In 14th century Përmet came under Ottoman rule and became first a kaza of the sanjak of ______ and later of the Sanjak of Ioannina.
  96. Which place completes this sentence about Ksamil? At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of ______.
  97. Which place completes this sentence about Ksamil? The coastal village of Ksamil was built during the communist era, in 1966, and is located south of ______ off the road to Butrint.
  98. Which place completes this sentence about Albanian Riviera? The Ali Pasha Castle was named after Ali Pasha of ______, who resided there until 1820.
  99. Which place completes this sentence about Sazan Island? By 1393, Sazan was securely acknowledged as under Venetian control, while ______ and Kaninë remained under Comita's authority.
  100. Which place completes this sentence about Sazan Island? Eventually, the advancing Ottomans captured the region, and by 1418, ______ and the surrounding bay, including Sazan, fell under Ottoman control…

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