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Durrës
city, big city
Official nameDurrësi Edit
Native labelDurrësi Edit
CountryAlbania Edit
Capital ofKingdom of Albania, Durrës District, Durrës County, Principality of Albania Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydDurrës County Edit
Located in time zoneUTC+01:00, UTC+02:00 Edit
Coordinate location41°18′48″N 19°26′45″E Edit
Owner ofNiko Dovana Stadium, Ramazan Njala Sports Palace Edit
Dey replaceEpidamnos Edit
Significant eventSiege of Dyrrhachium Edit
Postal code2000 Edit
Dema official websitehttps://durres.gov.al/ Edit
Local dialing code052 Edit
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Durrës (/ˈdʊrəs/ DUURR-əs,; Albanian definite form: Durrësi) be de second most populous city of de Republic of Albania den seat of Durrës County den Durrës Municipality. E be one of Albania ein oldest continuously inhabited cities, plus roughly 2,500 years of recorded history. E be located on a flat plain along de Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between de mouths of de Erzen den Ishëm at de southeastern corner of de Adriatic Sea. Durrës ein climate profoundly be influenced by a seasonal Mediterranean climate.

Durrës be founded under de name of Epidamnos around de 7th century BC, by ancient Greek colonists from Corinth den Corcyra insyd cooperation plus de Taulantii, a local Illyrian tribe. Sana known as Dyrrachium, Durrës developed as e become an integral part of de Roman Empire den ein successor de Byzantine Empire. De Via Egnatia start insyd de city den lead east across de fields, lowlands den highlands of de Balkan Peninsula to Constantinople.

International relations

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Insyd 2008, na Bosnia and Herzegovina open a consulate insyd de city wey dey consider say na der be a community plus Bosniak ancestry wey dey live insyd Durrës County.[1] Dem mostly concentrate insyd two neighborhoods of de city of Shijak, Borake den Koxhas.[1][2]

Dese countries get an honorary consulate insyd Durrës:

Twin den sisto cities

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Durrës be twinned plus:

  • Italy Bari, Italy[5]
  • Italy Bitonto, Italy[6]
  • Istanbul, Turkey[7]
  • Thessaloniki, Greece[8]

Cooperation den friendship

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Durrës get cooperation den friendship relationships plus:

  • Kumanovo, North Macedonia[9]
  • China Shantou, China[10]
  • Ulcinj, Montenegro[11]

Climate

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Climate data for Durrës
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.5
(56.3) 		15.3
(59.5) 		17.6
(63.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		30.3
(86.5) 		33.7
(92.7) 		34.2
(93.6) 		29.5
(85.1) 		24.7
(76.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		15.3
(59.5) 		23.3
(74.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8) 		10.4
(50.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		19.6
(67.3) 		24.3
(75.7) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		23.5
(74.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.6
(51.1) 		17.9
(64.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.2
(39.6) 		5.6
(42.1) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.2
(57.6) 		18.3
(64.9) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		17.6
(63.7) 		13.7
(56.7) 		10.1
(50.2) 		6.0
(42.8) 		12.4
(54.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 121.2
(4.77) 		98.0
(3.86) 		81.6
(3.21) 		76.1
(3.00) 		63.7
(2.51) 		29.5
(1.16) 		12.4
(0.49) 		18.9
(0.74) 		62.2
(2.45) 		83.6
(3.29) 		140.1
(5.52) 		136.7
(5.38) 		924
(36.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.0 10.2 9.7 9.7 8.8 4.3 2.0 2.6 6.9 7.7 11.1 10.2 95.2
Average snowy days 0.2 0.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.9
Average relative humidity (%) 72 69 70 72 73 70 67 67 70 72 72 72 71
Average dew point °C (°F) 2
(36) 		2
(36) 		5
(41) 		8
(46) 		12
(54) 		16
(61) 		17
(63) 		17
(63) 		16
(61) 		12
(54) 		7
(45) 		4
(39) 		10
(50)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 133.3 135.6 173.6 207 279 318 375.1 325.5 261 217 147 124 2,696.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 4.3 4.8 5.6 6.9 9 10.6 12.1 10.5 8.7 7 4.9 4 7.4
Mean daily daylight hours 9.6 10.6 12 13.4 14.5 15.1 14.8 13.8 12.5 11.1 9.9 9.2 12.2
Average ultraviolet index 2 2 4 6 8 9 9 8 6 4 2 1 5
Source 1: Meteomanz (Temperatures-precipitation-precip days-snow days 2011-2024),[12] Weather Atlas (Daylight-UV[13])
Source 2: Climate data (Humidity),[14] Weatherbase (dew point[15]), Weather2visit (sunshine[16])

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Boshnjakët e Shijakut". Telegrafi (in American English). 2019-03-21. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Hapet konsullata e Bosnjë-Hercegovinës – Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve". www.arkivalajmeve.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  3. ↑ "Missions Abroad of Hungary". Konzuli Szolgálat. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ↑ New consulate in Durrës improves Albania-Macedonia ties Archived 22 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine, SETimes.com, 13-08-13
  5. ↑ "Sindaco Decaro scrive al console generale di Albania a Bari: 'Trentennale della Vlora grande momento di unione dei nostri due Paesi. Ora insieme lavoriamo per il futuro'" (in Italian). Comune Bari. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gemellaggio tra Bitonto e Durazzo, oggi il primo step" (in Italian). Bitontolive. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Belediye Kardeş Şehirler" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Twin Towns". City of Thessaloniki. 25 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Службен гласник на Општина Куманово" (PDF) (in Macedonian). Kumanovo Municipality. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Welcome To Shantou: International Connections". Shantou. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Kryebashkiaku i Durrësit Vangjush Dako nënshkruan marrëveshje bashkëpunimi me kryetarin e komunës së Ulqinit Gëzim Hajdinaga" (in Albanian). Bashkia Durrës. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Durres weather data by months". Meteomanz. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Climate and monthly weather forecast: Durrës, Albania". weather atlas. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Climate: Durrës". Climate-Data. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Durres, Albania Travel Weather Averages". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Durrës monthly weather averages". weather 2 visit. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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