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	The Mighty Organ online magazine \| Travel writing \| Albania
		Albania might be 200 miles from Italy, but as far as the rest of the world was concerned it could have been the Antarctic.
		Hoxha was convinced that Albania ran a grave risk of being invaded by western forces jealous of the country's success, and so he ordered the construction of hundreds of thousands of reinforced concrete domes with machine gun slits.
		The Turks occupied Albania for half a millennium and their hand is everywhere - in the architecture, language, food, and the fact that 70 per cent of Albanians are muslim.
	www.themightyorgan.com /travel_albania.html (2495 words)

	Albania
		Albania is bordered to the north by the Yugoslav republic of Montenegro, which has an approximate 10 percent Albanian minority living in regions along the Albanian-Montenegrin border.
		Until the nineteenth century, collective identity in Albania, as elsewhere in the Balkans, was defined primarily by religion, reinforced at the state level by the Ottoman precept of the millet : To be of the Islamic faith was to be Turkish, and to be of the Orthodox faith was to be Greek.
		The Republic of Albania is a parliamentary republic with a democratic constitution that was promulgated in 1998.
	www.everyculture.com /A-Bo/Albania.html (5258 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Raki (alcoholic beverage)
		Early references to Raki are made in numerous Byzantine manuscripts, one particular manuscript the Mount Athos Manuel (469) which dates from the eighth century mentions raki (that is raqi or alcohol) which is distilled four or five times.
		Sometimes raki is drunk together with ayran (in a separate glass), which is said to prevent hangover.
		In Albania, raki is an apéritif and is usually drunk in very small amounts at social gatherings (see Raki in Albania).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Raki_(alcoholic_beverage) (1304 words)

	Raki - the large food & drink encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Raki is an anise-flavored liqueur popular throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and parts of the Balkans.
		In Albania raki is an apéritif and is usually drunk in very small amounts at social gatherings.
		In the former Yugoslav countries, the name rakija is applied not to anise-flavoured liquors, but to various distillates of fermented fruit.
	www.netmoon.com /recipes/encyclopedia/r/raki.html (310 words)

	Albania Web > Know The Albanians and Albanian Culture
		As a result, the Albania of 1878 was divided by ceding the major portions of the vilayet of Shkodra to Montenegro, the vilayet of Kosova to Serbia, the vilayet of Manastir to Macedonia, and the vilayet of Janina to Greece.
		Albania is also blessed with truly delicious seasonal fruits such as grapes, cherries, figs, watermelon, peaches, quince, and oranges along with almond, walnut, hazelnut, and olive trees that grow in abundance everywhere.
		Albania presents several extensive folkdance/song festivals that attract international visitors, and its citizens are faithful attendees of classical music performances as evidenced by the previously-cited fact that Albania has 7 symphony orchestras.
	www.geocities.com /murati_kled/albanians.htm (4302 words)

	Albania :: Any Travels
		Albania is located in the south-eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, Albania is a small country bordered by Serbia and Montenegro in the north, the Republic of Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south.
		Albania is the poorest country of Europe and one of the least visited by travelers.
		Albania has been one of the strongest communist regimes in Europe, almost hermetic to the outside influence, and while the other Eastern Europe countries start developing faster and faster, Albania seems still in the 50s...
	www.anytravels.com /europe/spain/albania (874 words)

	NL14_1: The Vlachs in Albania
		Albania is a land of superlatives, but unfortunately, since World War II most of them have been negative -- the most repressive communist regime, the most isolated, the most militarized, the poorest country in Europe, the worst infrastructure, and so on.
		That Albania is surviving the collapsed economy of its first year of freedom is due as much to foreign remittances as to humanitarian aid.
		Albania was in a state of near-anarchy, and he had become a virtual prisoner in his own household, afraid to come out even to shop.
	www.farsarotul.org /nl14_1.htm (9095 words)

	Albania Travel Tips - Overview of Albania
		Travel to the northeastern border areas between Albania and Kosovo is currently advised against due to the poor condition of roads and the risk of unexploded ordnance.
		Albania is wild and mountainous, with extensive forests, sandy beaches and many beautiful lakes.
		Albania shares borders with Serbia and Montenegro to the north, with Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic) to the northeast, and with Greece to the south; to the west are the Adriatic and Ionian Seas.
	www.southtravels.com /europe/albania/traveltips.html (1194 words)

	I was in Turkey - Raki
		Raki, also known as “Lion’s Milk”, the Turkish national drink has an interesting and intriguing history.
		The reason raki is rightfully considered as the national drink of Turkey is that raki was discovered by Turks.
		While writing that arak was made from all kinds of plants, he also mentioned the word raki and said that drinking even one drop of this intoxicating drink was sinful.
	www.iwasinturkey.com /content/view/54 (321 words)

	Rick Steves' Europe: Albania
		That's when he knew Albania had been led astray, but, for the sake of his family, he followed instructions and motioned to me how he had zipped his lips shut, not even confiding in his wife.
		Albania is, after all, one of the world's most rural nations, with nearly 70% of its people living in the countryside or in small villages.
		This valley leads to Greece, and at the height of Albania's cold-war paranoia in the late '60's and early '70's, 700,000 bunkers were constructed through the country to protect against invasion.
	www.ricksteves.com /plan/destinations/east/albania.htm (2497 words)

	Untitled Document
		Raki is a cherished Albanian drink made from fermented and distilled fruit.
		The Ottomans introduced raki to Albania, but it is an accepted fact here that the Albanians improved upon the drink.
		Producing raki is a long and difficult process: from the mashing of the fruit, to fermenting it under the proper conditions, to making sure that there is the correct amount of fire beneath the distillery barrel, to infusing the final product with apple leaves.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /europe/albania/cherished.html (319 words)

	World InfoZone - Albania Information - Page 1
		The Republic of Albania is a small country on the Balkan Peninsula in South Eastern Europe, bordered by the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, Montenegro, Serbia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece.
		Albania is known for its wild mountain scenery.
		The population of Albania was estimated at 3,581,655 in 2006.
	www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=Albania (338 words)

	Albanian Cuisine - CookbookWiki
		Together with the Greek and the Turkish cuisines, the cuisine of Albania is one of the most famous in the Mediterranean area.
		Besides that, other famous Albanian beverages are raki, the beer and the several varieties of red and white wine.
		Albania had different cooking styles in each of its regions, but due to the many years spent under the communist regime, the cuisine has become even all over the territory.
	www.cookbookwiki.com /Albanian_Cuisine (694 words)

	Albania - World Tourism Info
		Albania is a small country in Mediterranean Europe.
		On 2006 Albania is expected to sign the SAA, assuring its future as an EU member.
		In 2008 Albania is also expected to join NATO together with Croatia and Macedonia (FYROM).
	www.findthelinks.com /Tourism_Info/Albania.html (815 words)

	Albania travel guide - Wikitravel
		Albania signed the SAA on June 2006, thus completing the first major step towards joining the EU.
		In 2008 Albania is also expected to recieve a NATO membership invitation, together with Croatia and Macedonia (FYROM).
		Raki is the drink of choice in Albania; it is not uncommon to see men washing down breakfast with a few shots.
	wikitravel.org /en/Albania (1338 words)

	Balkanology :: Albania for Beginners
		Albania was a communist country for 50 years, thus law enforcement was one of the pillars on which our late dictator Enver Hoxha (pronounced Hodga) built his ruthless 'empire'.
		However, in 1991 with the collapse of the regime, Albania threw its borders open to the world and thus become prone to the 'forbidden apple' of the advanced society.
		I feel the foreign media has been very misleading in portraying Albania, thus many people still think that there is war in Albania, or that you get kidnapped in the middle of the day and held for ransom.
	www.balkanology.com /albania/article_albania_for_beginners.html (3355 words)

	AATDA - Albanian American Trade and Development Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		On October 7, 1999, the Council of Ministers of Albania has issued a decree that authorized tenders for the privatization of four major enterprises.
		Albania’s leading brewery, this Tirana based company was founded in 1961.
		The leading distillery and winery in Albania, Kantina produces a number of excellent wines including the distinctive "Skenderberg" brandy, well-known throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
	www.albaniabiz.org /tradeopps/index.html (673 words)

	Getting Settled in Albania
		The main ports of Albania are Durres, Vlora and Saranda.
		Third part liability insurance is compulsory for all automobiles registered in Albania as well as insurance coverage for travel abroad.
		The general level of education in Albania (mainly elementary and middle level) is relatively high.
	mirror.undp.org /albania/country_brief/getting_settled.htm (1706 words)

	Haecietas - Berat, Albania
		I may be basking in the late autumn sun, which warms my bones, sipping mulberry raki and trying to draw the chocolate-box houses which cling so precariously to the hillside or count the fish which swim so lazily in the river Osum, but I still feel incomplete.
		Enchanting stone houses and ancient churches cling to the hillside, the river, spanned so elegantly by a magnificently medieval bridge, gurgles seductively whilst children, flushed with youth, flick fishing rods into the chocolatey river and immediately pull out fish large enough to feed a small family.
		Perhaps it is the near-perfect Mediterranean climate, the fertile fields which produce cabbages so big that I can barely lift them or leeks the size of telegraph-poles, the abundance of homemade raki or the belief that the worst is past now and things are on the up, which makes the people so welcoming.
	www.bootsnall.com /articles/node/4575/print (1196 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Albania has never had an environment that could support fundamentalism of any kind.
		The most important point to remember about religion in Albania, however, is the fact that the various religious communities have long coexisted peacefully.
		Albania has no history of religious conflict, because: their true religion is being Albanian.
	www.internationalspecialreports.com /europe/albania/mysister.html (301 words)

	Luxner \| Articles
		Albania's Ministry of Agriculture has accused the domestic liquor industry of falsifying labels and diluting alcoholic beverages to save money -- and has ordered an investigation following widespread reports of altered wines and raki.
		A bottle of genuine raki costs around 350 lekë ($3.64 at current exchange rates) while altered raki sells on the Albanian market for as cheaply as 80 lekë (83¢).
		Falsified wines and raki are not only dangerous for the consumer, but also an obstacle to the sale of real drinks and grape cultivation, the newspaper points out.
	www.luxner.com /cgi-bin/view_article.cgi?articleID=615 (358 words)

	Global Voices Online » Albania
		One Missionary in Kosovo writes about Kosovars’ claim to the flag of Albania: “The flag itself is one of the challenges to imminent Kosovar statehood.
		The governments of Albania, Bosnia, Croatia and Hungary have made it clear they are planning to adopt new constitutions which mention Kosovo in their preamble.
		Our Man In Tirana is surprised that, according to a survey on the EU expansion, only 44 percent of respondents oppose Albania’s membership.
	www.globalvoicesonline.org /-/world/eastern-central-europe/albania (1394 words)

	Raki (alcoholic beverage) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rakı (Turkish rakı IPA: [rakɯ]) is an anise-flavored apéritif that is produced by twice distilling either only suma or suma that has been mixed with ethyl alcohol in traditional copper alembics of 5000 lt volume or less with aniseed.
		Recently, the types of raki produced from fresh grapes, called yaş üzüm rakısı, have become quite popular.
		Rakı is served with white cheese, melon and meze.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raki_(alcoholic_beverage) (1315 words)

	karenika - books - crescent and star
		An evening at a meyhane is centered around raki, but raki never stands alone.
		Raki sharpens the taste of all food, but its magic works best with fish.
		Raki can evoke either determination or resignation, a desire to rebel or an acceptance of the inevitability of submission.
	www.karenika.com /book/crescent_star.html (922 words)

	Kutrubes Travel: Tour of Albania, Kosova, and Macedonia
		From the mountains in the north to the archaeological sites in the south, from the growing city of Tirana and the port of Durres to the rural villages throughout the country, there is surprising diversity for travelers in Albania to discover.
		Macedonia, which lies to the east of Albania, is also eager to welcome travelers to its "land of contrasts." Skopje, the capital is an ultra modern city with an ancient bazaar where Turkish influences can still be seen and felt.
		Durres is one of the oldest Roman cities in the Mediterranean and the largest sea-port in Albania.
	www.gis.net /~ktravel/tours-albania-kosova-macedonia.html (829 words)

	Albanian values
		Albania has its own distinctive traditions of etiquette, and enormous goodwill will be created if the foreign visitor is aware of them.
		In general they are intimately linked with the concept of hospitality, Mikprites, the notion of the guest as sacred visitor, that readers of Homer and Classical literature will be familiar with, but where the guest also has certain clear obligations to the host.
		A host will treat both local and foreign guests with a glass of raki, coffee or sweets.
	www.al.undp.org /country_brief/albanian_values.htm (427 words)

	Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Melissa was sent to Albania as a volunteer assigned to lead the people into adopting some of the more advanced western teachings.
		In the quiet, conservative town in the northeastern mountainous region of Albania, social life is very mild compared to that of the United States.
		Similar to much of Albania, the main activity is the xhiro, or the walk about town.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/students/Maguire/ent.html (343 words)

	Tanoa Raki Raki Hotel Viti Levu, Fiji - Tanoa Raki Raki Hotel Group Booking Reservation Meetings Meeting Planning ...
		The Tanoa Raki Raki Hotel is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
		Weddings at the Tanoa Raki Raki Hotel with their facilities, guest rooms and experienced wedding and group management staff, are magnificent.
		A Tanoa Raki Raki Hotel wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
	www.meetingforce.com /tanoa-raki-raki-hotel-77h366.html (754 words)

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