Northern Albania
Northern Albania is one of the three Nomenclature of [Territorial Units for Statistics|NUTS-2 regions] of Albania, along with Central Albania and Southern Albania. It consists of the counties of Dibër, Durrës, Kukës, Lezhë and Shkodër.
Historically and in ethnography, Northern Albania has been called Ghegeria, a name derived from a subgroup of Albanians known as the Ghegs.
Definitions
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics is a geocode classification used by the European Union to divide up member states for statistical purposes. Albania has level 1, 2, and 3 divisions; Northern Albania is a second-level, or NUTS-2, region. Central Albania and Southern Albania are the other NUTS-2 regions of Albania. The NUTS-2 region of Northern Albania includes five counties: Dibër, Durrës, Kukës, Lezhë and Shkodër.In ethnographical and historical contexts, Northern Albania is also known as Ghegeria and includes parts of the Albanian-inhabited territories of Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. The name Ghegeria is derived from the Ghegs, a dialectical subgroup of Albanians who predominantly live in the mountainous areas north of the Shkumbin River.