Vlorë

[ vlawr-uh, vlohr-uh ]

noun

1. a seaport in southwestern Albania.

Vlorë

/ ˈvlorə; ˈvlonə /

noun

1. a port in SW Albania, on the Bay of Vlorë: under Turkish rule from 1462 until Albanian independence was declared here in 1912. Pop: 124 000 (2006 est) Ancient nameAvlona Also calledValona

Example Sentences

Durres and Vlore were really established by the Greeks 2500 years ago.

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Vlore is a better natural port and is the terminus of the oil pipeline.

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With nothing much to lose, they decelerated independence (the Vlore Proclamation) on November 28, 1912.

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Other authorities confine the area to the mountains that are east of Vlore and south of the Vijose River.

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A low coastal belt extends from the northern boundary southward to about Vlore.

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