Place:Shkodër, Shkodër, Albania

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NameShkodër
Alt namesDistrict of Shkodërsource: Wikipedia
Rrethi i Shkodrëssource: Wikipedia
Shkodërsource: Family History Library Catalog
Shkodërsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Shkodër provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeDistrict
Coordinates42.083°N 19.5°E
Located inShkodër, Albania
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Koplikisipërm
Selce
Shkodër ( 1500 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Shkodër District (short name: Shkodër, variants: Rrethi Shkodër and Shkodra) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 185,794 in 2001, and an area of . It is in the north of the country, and its capital was the city of Shkodër. Its territory is now part of Shkodër County: the municipalities of Shkodër and Vau i Dejës.

Religion in Shkodër is 70% Muslim, 28% Catholic, 1% Orthodox and 1% undeclared. The area includes significant tourist attractions, such as Rozafa Castle (fortress of Shkodra); one of the biggest and most famous castles in Albania, with the 13–14th century St. Stephen's Church in its court, later converted to a mosque; the Ottoman-era Historical Museum building (1815); and the National Photo Gallery.

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