Stad
Gjirokastër
The 'stone city': slate-roofed tower houses on a steep slope beneath one of the Balkans' largest castles.
In gewone taal
In southern Albania people sing in a special way: two or three singers carry the tune while a group holds one long note underneath, called the iso. There are no instruments. UNESCO put it on its list of the world's intangible heritage in 2005.
Eenvoudige uitleg
In southern Albania people sing in a special way: two or three singers carry the tune while a group holds one long note underneath, called the iso. There are no instruments. UNESCO put it on its list of the world's intangible heritage in 2005.
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Verwante onderwerpen
Historische site
Gjirokastër Castle
One of the largest castles in the Balkans, holding an artillery gallery and a captured US aircraft.
Onderwerp
Albanian Culture
A culture shaped by mountain isolation, five centuries of Ottoman rule, and fifty years of enforced separation.
Plaats
Përmet
A small Vjosa-side town known for its fruit preserves, thermal baths and polyphonic singing.
Toelichting
Albania's UNESCO Sites
Four inscriptions: Butrint, the historic centres of Berat and Gjirokastra, the Ohrid region, and the primeval beech…
Bronnen
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Albanian iso-polyphony — English Wikipedia
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Wikidata item Q47112
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Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
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