Sukth is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County , western Albania . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës . The population at the 2011 census was 15,966.
5-500: The village is divided by the Erzen river is into two districts, namely in Sukth i Ri and Sukth i vjeter . Sukth is located about three kilometres north of the historic market town of Shijak. The Adriatic Sea is only seven kilometres away. Sukth municipality consisted of Sukth, Hamallaj, Kulla, Perlat, Vadardha and Rrushkull villages. The last mayor was Sherif Fortuzi. The local football club
10-605: Is FK Sukthi . Below are notable personalities born in Sukth or that spent most of their lives in Sukth: This article about a specific location in Durrës County , Albania, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Erzen The Erzen ( Albanian definite form : Erzeni ) is a river in central Albania . The 109 km (68 mi) long Erzen has a 760 km (290 sq mi) catchment area, including
15-579: The ancient Ardaxanos through Albanian sound changes. The river has its origin in the Mali me Gropa 1,200 m (3,900 ft) elevation above sea level and is some 25 km (16 mi) east of Tirana near Shëngjergj , flowing northwest through Petrelë and Sukth to the Adriatic Sea 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Durrës . Significant tributaries of Erzen include Lake Farkë , Korrë, Lanë , Murdhar, Shtërmen and Zhëllimë. The river passes through
20-572: The city of Tirana, only a few kilometers from its southern end. Only a small range of hills separates the valley of the Erzen river with the Lana, Tirana, Zeza and Tërkuza rivers that form the Ishem river. On the southwestern outskirts at Yzberisht the transition from the plane to the Erzen valley is barely perceptible. The mouth is between Durres and the headland of Cape of Rodon at Lalzi bay. The average discharge rate at
25-548: The southern Tirana District and eastern Durrës District . The ancient Illyrian name of the river was Ardaxanos , which is a derivative of *daksa "water", "sea", also found in the name of the island Daxa , of the Illyrian tribe Dassareti and of the Chaonian tribe Dexari . It is mentioned for the first time by Polybius in the 2nd century BC. The contemporary Albanian name Erzen (definite form: Erzeni ) evolved from
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