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Kuçovë grew because of oil found nearby in the 1920s. Under communism it was renamed 'Stalin City'. It also has a large military airfield.

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Kuçovë grew because of oil found nearby in the 1920s. Under communism it was renamed 'Stalin City'. It also has a large military airfield.

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European Partnership Flight Visits Kuçovë Air Base (9813608) — Kuçovë, Albania
European Partnership Flight Visits Kuçovë Air Base (9813608) U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt… · Public domain
European Partnership Flight Visits Kuçovë Air Base (9813610) — Kuçovë, Albania
European Partnership Flight Visits Kuçovë Air Base (9813610) U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt… · Public domain
There were many F6 fighters left at Kucove.
There were many F6 fighters left at Kucove. (11278539224) Rob Schleiffert · CC BY-SA 2.0

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City

Berat

The 'city of a thousand windows': an Ottoman hill town under a still-inhabited castle, UNESCO-listed since 2008.

BeratiBerat
Town

Poliçan

A small town below Mount Tomorr built around a former arms factory.

PoliçaniBerat
Town

Ura Vajgurore

A market town on the Osum in the Berat plain.

Ura VajguroreBerat

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Historical period

Communist Albania

Forty-six years under Enver Hoxha and his successor: total collectivisation, the banning of religion, successive…

Albanian History
Industry

Oil and Gas in Albania

Heavy onshore crude from Patos-Marinza, produced since the 1920s and refined at Ballsh.

Albanian Economy

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Kuçovë — English Wikipedia · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata — Wikidata item Q18774 · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons — Photographs · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Each photograph carries its own creator, licence and file link beneath it. Only public-domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA files are published.

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