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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: AUD-BAI |
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AVLONA (anc. Aulon; Ital. ' Valona; Alb. Vliona) , a town and seaport of Albania, Turkey, in the vilayet of Iannina. Pop. (190o) about 6000. Avlona occupies an eminence near the Gulf of Avlona, an inlet of the Adriatic, almost surrounded by mountains. The port is the best on the Albanian coast
island
Brindisi
Constantinople , has an important station here. The town is about 12 m. from the sea, and has rather a pleasant appearance with its minarets and its palace, surrounded with gardens and olive-groves. Valonia, a material largely used by tanners, is the pericarp of an acorn obtained in the neighbouring oak-woods, and derives its name from Valona. The surrounding district
pastoral
cotton
bitumen
II company. The imports are woollen and cotton
Avlona played an important part in the wars between the Normans and the Byzantines, during the rrth and 12th centuries. In 1464 it was taken by the Ottomans; and after being in Venetian possession in 169o, was restored to them in 1691. In 1851 it suffered severely from an earthquake. End of Article: AVLONA (anc. Aulon; Ital. ' Valona; Alb. Vliona) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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