Kukës

Kukës is a city in Albania.  It the capital of Kukës District and Kukës County. About 16,000 people live here. The city is in the mountains of northern Albania. It is famous because during the Kosovo conflict they took 450,000 refugees from Kosovo (Serbia). Because of this, it was nominated for the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.Filipovic set free, Montgomery in Belgrade, Milosevic on Nobel Prize list, Otpor T-shirts sold on the streets, Brovina still in prison  It was the first time a city was nominated for the prize.

Background
The Kukës city was formed in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Arrën, Bicaj, Bushtricë, Grykë-Çajë, Kalis, Kolsh, Kukës, Malzi, Shishtavec, Shtiqën, Surroj, Tërthore, Topojan, Ujmisht and Zapod, that became municipal units. 

The city  and had a total population of 47,985 people as of 2011.

Kukës County is Albania's poorest region both historically and presently.

In 2017, the city applied for the 2018 European Green Capital Award to become Europe's Green Capital.

Sister cities
  Shëngjin, Albania
   Prizren, Kosovo
  Lyndhurst, United States

References

Category:Cities in Albania
Category:Kukës County