Avlonya - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Avlonya - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Kiel, Machiel

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060784
Doc. NO	:	ALei1181
Main Entry	:	Kiel, Machiel
Title & Author	:	Avlonya - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Kiel, Machiel
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,587 words)
Abstract	:	Avlonya is the Ottoman Turkish name of the town of Vlorë in southern Albania, which is known as Valona in most Western languages and traces its origins to the ancient settlement of Aulon. It is situated on the shores of a magnificent bay that is protected against high seas by the island of Sasan. Throughout its multi-millennial history, it served as the chief harbour of southern Albania and was often used as springboard for military action in the Balkans or against Italy. In the Ottoman period (1417–1912), Avlonya
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1181.pdf