Kepi i Bishtit të Pallës ('Cape of Palla's Tail') is located in Albania. It is located in Durrës County, in Northern Albania, 40 km west of Tirana, the country's capital.
The terrain of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës is flat. To the northwest, the Adriatic Sea is closest to Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. The highest point in the area is Mali i Durrës, 186 metres above sea level, 9.2 km south of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. There are about 331 people per square kilometre around Kepi i Bishti i Pallës which is densely populated. The nearest larger city is Durrës, 10.7 km south of Kepi i Bishti i Pallës.
History In 1939, upon the Italian invasion of Albania, Italy attacked all Albanian ports simultaneously. Eight units attacked Kepi i Bishti i Pallës.
The Albanian Naval Force has a base at Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. The 2014 Exercise Albanian Lion, which involved Albanian and British forces practicing an amphibious assault on the Bay of Porto Palermo, was headquartered in Kepi i Bishti i Pallës. The Albanian Ministry of Defence reported that 600 troops and four ships took part in the exercise.
Kepi i Bishti i Pallës is a beach destination.
Climate The climate is temperate. The average temperature is 17 °C . The hottest month is July, at 29 °C, and the coldest is January, at 4 °C. The average rainfall is 1,492 mm per year. The wettest month is February, at 186 mm of rain, and the driest is August, at 35 mm.
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