Durrës

American

[door-uhs, door-ruhs] / ˈdʊər əs, ˈdur rəs /

noun

a seaport in W Albania, on the Adriatic: important ancient city.

Durrës British

/ ˈdurrəs /

noun

Italian name: Duraz. Ancient names: Epidamnus. Dyrrachium. a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 114 000 (2003 est)

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The arrests come over a year after the prosecutor's office in the port city of Durres opened investigations into more than 100 containers of hazardous waste, which allegedly came from a Turkish-owned steel mill in Elbasan.

From Barron's

The 102 containers, seized in November 2024, are now securely stored at a port near Durres, the statement said.

From Barron's

Albanian police said the body of a 54-year-old man was found in an irrigation canal after he was swept away in the port city of Durres, where hundreds were evacuated.

From Barron's

Durres has sea connections to the Italian port of Bari.

From Seattle Times

Albania and Iran have had tense relations since 2014, when Albania accepted some 3,000 members of the exiled opposition group People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran, also known by its Farsi name Mujahideen-e-Khalq, who have settled in a camp near Durres, the country's main port.

From Reuters

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