Kukës

Also known as Kukes, Kukësi

Kukës (; ) is a city in Albania. The city is the capital of the surrounding municipality of Kukës and county of Kukës, one of 12 constituent counties of the republic. It spans and had a total population of 15,643 people as of 2023.

AI overview

Kukës is a city in Albania that serves as the capital of both its surrounding municipality and Kukës County, one of Albania's 12 counties. With a population of about 15,600 people as of 2023, it functions as an administrative center for its region.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Weather now

cached 19h ago

22°clear sky

41% 3.3 m/s OpenWeatherMap

7-day forecast

via Open-Meteo

Place details

Locality: Bashkia Kukës
Region: Shqipëria Veriore
Country: Shqipëria
Population: 36,125

Travel guide

Understand

thumb|Overview of Kukës from the west with Gjallica in the background Kukës is a city in northeastern Albania, serving as the administrative centre of Kukës County. Situated near the confluence of the White Drin and Black Drin rivers, and close to the borders with Kosovo and North Macedonia. Kukës holds a strategic geographic position in the Albanian Alps, which is known not only for its rugged natural beauty and mountain culture, but also for its significant role during the Kosovo War, which earned it international recognition and a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000. It is the only town in the world that has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. It received this honour for receiving hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Kosovo War.

See

Buy

Local Kukës raki kumbull (plum raki) and raki rrushi (grape raki) are good and available reasonably priced at the small supermarket beneath Bar Amerika on the street level.

Eat

On Rruga Dituria there are various offering among other things the local meatballs or roast chicken in buns and halal pizza.

Connect

See Albania#Connect. There is a Vodafone shop near where the furgons arrive and depart.

Visitors coming from Kosovo may also be able to use Kosovo SIM cards in Kukës. IPKO's prepaid TIP Super and TIP Max bundles include data that can be used in the Western Balkans, including Albania; IPKO also sells separate roaming data packages of 1 GB, 3 GB, 5 GB, 10 GB, 15 GB and 20 GB. Vala also offers roaming data packages for Albania and the region, but package sizes and activation codes can change, so check the Vala Jone or MyIPKO apps before travelling.

For visitors buying a local Albanian SIM, Vodafone Albania has tourist packages with large data allowances, including 40 GB and 100 GB options valid for 21 days. Check the current price in a Vodafone shop or in the My Vodafone app before buying.

thumb|right|Stadium of Kukës

Go next

Albania: Muholaj - Village Muhole near Bicaj, south of Kukës, Qark Kukes, Albania A beautiful village of Kukes,with a wonderful nature. Shishtavec – A village in Kukës County in eastern Albania that represents rich unique folklore, endless varieties of customs, traditions, stories, songs, legends and inspiring landscape.

~5 min read

Article

12 sections

Contents

History
Early development
Modern development
Contemporary
Geography
Climate
Politics
Economy
Sister cities
See also
Notes
References

Geologically, the surrounding area is dominated by mountainous and high terrain. The city sprawls across the Luma Plain within the Albanian Alps between the banks of Lake Fierza and the hills of the northernmost Korab Mountains and westernmost Sharr Mountains. At the confluence of the Black and White Drin, the Drin River originates close to the city's territory.