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| Kukës | |
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| Coordinates: 42°04′33″N 20°25′23″E / 42.0758°N 20.4231°E / 42.0758; 20.4231 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Kukës |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 933.86 km (360.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 47,985 |
| • Municipality density | 51/km (130/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 16,719 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area Code | 024 |
| Website | kukesi.gov.al |
Kukës (Template:Lang-sq) is a town and municipality in northeastern Albania. It is the seat of Kukës County. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Arrën, Bicaj, Bushtricë, Grykë-Çajë, Kalis, Kolsh, Kukës, Malzi, Shishtavec, Shtiqën, Surroj, Tërthore, Topojan, Ujmisht and Zapod, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Kukës. The total population is 47,985 (2011 census), in a total area of 933.86 km. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 16,719.
History
The old Kukës was located at the confluence of the White Drin and Black Drin. In 1976 the town was submerged beneath the Fierza Reservoir, which is held back by a Chinese-built dam. The new town (Kukësi i Ri - "New Kukës") was built in the 1970s in the plateau nearby which is 320m over the sea level. Kukësi i Ri is surrounded by the artificial lake of Fierza and it looks like a peninsula from the above. It is linked with the other parts of the country by three bridges. On the east it faces the snow-covered mountain of Gjallica, 2468 m above sea level. The district is impoverished, with poor road connections, and major problems with crime.
Illyrian tombs were found at Këneta nearby Kukës. It was a small Roman settlement, a stopping point on a branch road leading to the Via Egnatia, and a minor Ottoman market centre and trading post on the road to southern Kosovo. It was there (Qafa e Kolosjanit) where Albanian resistance stopped a Serbian invasion in 1912.
Kukës attracted international attention during the Kosovo conflict when 450,000 Kosovo Albanian refugees crossed the frontier and were housed in camps in and around Kukës. There is a mosque and a closed alpine-style hotel, part of a failed attempt to establish a tourist industry there. OSCE maintained a villa there.
Economy
A popular spot is a place just off the main square called the Bar America where the specialty is Tavë Dheu. There is also a local historical museum and a carpet factory. The food industry is confined only to production of alcoholic drinks produced in a drink factory, and to some local small workshops producing drinks and dairy products.
The Highlanders in the region are well known for their developed agriculture. Kukës has a carpet factory whose products is for domestic and trade use. There is also a copper processing factory as the raw material, copper, is found in this place. Kukës is a good centre for fishing and walking in the surrounding mountains.
Climate
In bad weather Kukës can be dramatic, with huge threatening cloud formations over the Vikut Mountains, and the sparse streets of the little town and the lake, subject to violent gusts of 'Bora' snow.
Sister cities
See also
References
External links
- Visit Kukes Tourism Portal
- Kukës Municipality
- Kukës County
- Kukes Artisans Official website
- Radio Kukesi Live Streaming
| Subdivisions of Kukës County | ||
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| County seat: Kukës | ||
| Municipality of Has |  | |
| Municipality of Kukës | ||
| Municipality of Tropojë | ||
| Subdivisions of Kukës municipality | ||
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| Municipal seat: Kukës | ||
| Administrative unit of Arrën |
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| Administrative unit of Bicaj |
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| Administrative unit of Bushtricë |
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| Administrative unit of Grykë-Çajë |
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| Administrative unit of Kalis |
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| Administrative unit of Kolsh |
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| Administrative unit of Kukës |
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| Administrative unit of Malzi | ||
| Administrative unit of Shishtavec |
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| Administrative unit of Shtiqën |
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| Administrative unit of Surroj |
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| Administrative unit of Tërthore |
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| Administrative unit of Topojan |
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| Administrative unit of Ujëmisht |
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| Administrative unit of Zapod |
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| Municipalities of Albania | ||
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| The municipalities of Albania are the country's administrative divisions consisting of local administrative units and their inclusive villages. | ||
| Berat County |  | |
| Dibër County | ||
| Durrës County | ||
| Elbasan County | ||
| Fier County | ||
| Gjirokastër County | ||
| Korçë County | ||
| Kukës County | ||
| Lezhë County | ||
| Shkodër County | ||
| Tiranë County | ||
| Vlorë County | ||