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Albania Gift - Bay of Vlora City Fridge Magnet

Vlorë or Vlora is the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 (2008 estimate).^[1] It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912. The city was shortly the capital of Albania.

An important settlement, continuously inhabited for about 26 centuries, Vlorë is now the most important economical and cultural city of southwestern Albania and home to the University of Vlorë.

The modern name for the city is the Albanian form Vlorë or Vlora, pronounced [ˈvlɔɾə], while in the Gheg Albanian dialect it is known as Vlonë.^[2] Vlorë was created in antiquity as a Greek colony in the territory of Illyria. Its first name, still used today in Greece, is Aulón (Greek: Αυλών), which means valley and may have been a reinterpretation of a pre-Greek name.^[3]. In early 20th century, Vlorë was referred to in English as Avlona or by the Italian name Valona.^[4]. During the Ottoman era, the Turkish name Avlonya was also used.^[5]

The city is located in Albania, in the District of Vlorë and County of Vlorë.

Vlorë is situated on the Bay of Vlorë, an inlet on the Adriatic Sea, almost surrounded by mountains. The port of Vlorë is closer in proximity than any other to the port of Bari, Italy, and is just 70 nautical miles (130 km) from Salento's coasts. The island of Sazan is nearby, strategically located at the entrance to the Bay of Vlorë.

The town is surrounded by gardens and olive groves. Valonia, the mass name for acorn cups obtained in the neighboring oak forests and (because of its chemical derivatives) used by tanners, derives its name from Valona, the ancient name of Vlorë.

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