In
cultural geography, there are two major ethnographical regions of Albania, divided by the
Shkumbin River: •
Northern Albania or
Ghegeria (
Gheg Albanians) •
Southern Albania or
Toskeria (
Tosk Albanians) In
tourism geography, Albania can be divided into three regions: • Coastal Albania – the long narrow strip between about 10 and 30 km wide along the whole Albanian coast, bordering both the
Adriatic Sea and
Ionian Sea •
Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast •
Albanian Ionian Sea Coast •
Albanian Riviera • North-eastern Albania – the inland region to the north of the
Shkumbin River, bordering
Kosovo,
Montenegro, and
North Macedonia • South-eastern Albania – the inland region to the south of the
Shkumbin River, bordering
Greece and
North Macedonia, and including the great
border lakes,
Lake Ohrid and
Lake Prespa Albanian Wikipedia The Albanian Wikipedia lists the following regions: •
:sq:Rajoni Juglindor The region of the south east. •
:sq:Nenrajoni Verilindor Other regions in the northeast. •
:sq:Rajoni perëndimor i Shqipërisë Western region of Albania •
:sq:/Ultësira_Perëndimore_e_Shqipërisë Western Lowlands of Albania The main article
:sq:Gjeografia e Shqipërisë mentions the following logical divisions: • Alpet shqiptare (Albanian Alps) • Krahina malore qendrorere, (the Hill Country in the centre) • Ultesira bregdetare (Coastal Lowlands)
NUTS statistical regions of Albania The
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) divides Albania into
three statistical regions: •
Central Albania •
Elbasan County •
Tirana County •
Northern Albania •
Dibër County •
Durrës County •
Kukës County •
Lezhë County •
Shkodër County •
Southern Albania •
Berat County •
Fier County •
Gjirokastër County •
Korçë County •
Vlorë County ==Cities==