Independent Albania was a parliamentary state declared in Vlorë on 28 November 1912 during the First Balkan War. Its assembly was constituted on the same day while its government and senate were established on 5 December 1912.
Albanian rebels capturing Skopje in August 1912
Situation in the Balkans during the First Balkan War, in 1914.
The main delegates of the Albanian Congress of Trieste with their national flag, 1913.
Ismail Kemal and his cabinet during the celebration of the first anniversary of independence in Vlorë on 28 November 1913
Vlorë is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains along the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea Coasts. It experiences a Mediterranean climate, which is affected by the Ceraunian Mountains and the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea.
Image: Promenade of Vlorë along the Adriatic Sea
Image: Xhamia e Muradies
Image: House on 'Dhimiter Konomi' street (14)
Image: Rruga Justin Godart 2020