Northern Albania
Northern Albania
Shqipëria Veriore Ghegeria | |
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Region | |
Northern Albania in red | |
| Country | Albania |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,829 km2 (4,181 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 649,902 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| NUTS code | AL01 |
| HDI (2017) | 0.771 high · 3rd of 3 |
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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 (Albanian: Gegëria), a name derived from a subgroup of Albanians known as the Ghegs.