Bay of Vlorë
The Bay of Vlorë is a large bay of the Adriatic Sea situated along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast on the Mediterranean Sea in Southern Europe. It opens to the sea in the northwest and is largely surrounded by the lagoon of Narta in the north, the city of Vlorë in the northeast, the mountains of the Ceraunians in the east and southeast, and the peninsula of Karaburun in the southwest and west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Albania
- Also known as: “Bai von Valona”, “Bay of Avlona”, “Gji i Vlonës”, “Gji i Vlorës”, “Gjiu i Vlonës”, “Golf von Valona”, “Kolpos Avlonos”, “Valona Bay”, “Valonski Zaliv”, “Vaona Bay”, “Vlona”, “Vlonë Bay”, “Zaliv Vlëra”, and “Zaliv Vlora”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vlorë and Nartë.
Vlorë
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Vlorë is a city in Coastal Albania. Vlorë has the largest port in the country after Durrës and it is mainly important as a naval port.
Nartë
Village
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Nartë is a community in Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë. Nartë is situated 7 km north of Bay of Vlorë.
Kaninë
Village
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Kaninë is a settlement in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. It is home to the Kaninë Castle. Kaninë is situated 8 km east of Bay of Vlorë.
Bay of Vlorë
- Category: body of water
- Location: Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Bay of Vlorë from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Bay of Vlorë” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Gjiri i Vlores”
- Albanian: “Gjiri i Vlorës”
- Albanian: “Gjiu i Vlorës”
- Azerbaijani: “Avloniya (körfəz)”
- Azerbaijani: “Avloniya”
- Belarusian: “Влёрскі заліў”
- Bulgarian: “Вльора (залив)”
- Bulgarian: “Вльора”
- Catalan: “badia de Vlorë”
- Czech: “Vlorský záliv”
- Dutch: “Baai van Vlore”
- Dutch: “Baai van Vlorë”
- Dutch: “Gjiri i Vlores”
- Dutch: “Gjiri i Vlorës”
- Dutch: “Golf van Vlore”
- Dutch: “Golf van Vlorë”
- Esperanto: “Golfeto de Vlorë”
- French: “baie de Valona”
- French: “Baie de Valona”
- German: “Bucht von Vlora”
- Greek: “Κόλπος του Αυλώνα”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ ולורה”
- Hungarian: “Vlorai-öböl”
- Irish: “Bá Vlorë”
- Italian: “Baia di Valona”
- Korean: “블로러만”
- Lithuanian: “Vliorės įlanka”
- Macedonian: “Валонски Залив”
- Polish: “Zatoka Wlorska”
- Portuguese: “Baía de Vlorë”
- Russian: “Влёра (залив)”
- Russian: “Влёра”
- Slovak: “Vlorský záliv”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Valona”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Vlorë”
- Swedish: “Vlorabukten”
- Turkish: “Avlonya Körfezi”
- Ukrainian: “Вльорська затока”
- Welsh: “Bae Vlorë”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plazhi i Vjetër and Vlores.
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