Northern Albania

Northern Albania
Shqipëria Veriore
Region
Interactive map of Northern Albania
Country Albania
Area
 • Total
10,829 km2 (4,181 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
649,902
 • Density60.015/km2 (155.44/sq mi)
NUTS codeAL01
HDI (2017)0.787
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Northern Albania (Albanian: Shqipëria Veriore) is one of the three NUTS-2 regions of Albania, along with Central Albania and Southern Albania (Toskeria). It consists of the counties of Dibër, Durrës, Kukës, Lezhë and Shkodër.

Historically and in ethnography, Northern Albania has been called Ghegeria (also spelled Gegeria; Albanian: Gegëria, Gheg Albanian: Gegnia), a name derived from a subgroup of Albanians known as the Ghegs.

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