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Fun fact 1 about Durrës

Panorama of Durres Port
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The name Dyrrhachion is usually explained as a Greek compound meaning 'bad rocky shore'.

Durrës
Albania
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Durrës

Albania

Country
Albania
Population
175.1K
Coordinates
41.32, 19.46
864th most populous city in the world

Durrës is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history.

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